Demonstrative Adjectives in Spanish

Demonstrative Adjectives You use demonstrative adjectives to point out nouns: This cap These socks That shirt Those shoes *Remember: Demonstrative adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.* Masculine Feminine el la los las Singular Plural

Demonstrative Adjectives “This” and “These” refer to things that are close or near to you, or “aqui.” Ex: Esta camisa aquí es muy bonita. This shirt here is pretty. “That” and “Those” refer to things that are farther away from you, or “allí.” Ex: Esos zapatos allí cuestan $50 dólares. Those shoes there cost $50.

This/These (for something near the speaker) Masculine Feminine S I N G U L A R THIS and THESE este esta estos estas have the T’s! P L U R A

That/Those (for something farther away from the speaker) Masculine Feminine S I N G U L A R THAT and THOSE ese esa esos esas don’t and they won’t! P L U R A

Vamos a practicar! esta esa estos esos este ese estas esos estos esa (this) ________________camisa (that) ________________ gorra (these) _______________ calcetines (those) _______________ zapatos (this) ________________ suéter (that) ________________ traje (these) _______________ botas (those) _______________ panatalones cortos (these) _______________ jeans (that) ________________ chaqueta (those) _______________ blusas (this) _________________ mini-falda esa estos esos este ese estas esos estos esa esas esta