An adjective describes a noun. A demonstrative adjective describes which noun you are referring to.

 In vocabulary  3 degrees of distance Near Far Very far

Singular Plural Mesteestos Festaestas

Singular Plural Meseesos Fesaesas

Singular Plural Maquelaquellos Faquellaaquellas

 The demonstrative adjective replaces the articles (the, a, some) in front of the noun it describes. This pencil  este lápiz That pencil  ese lápiz Those pencils over there  aquellos lápices

 What is a demonstrative adjective?  Why are there three different types of demonstrative adj?  What do the “Near” demonstrative adj mean in English?  What do the far demonstrative adj. mean in English?  What do the very far demonstrative adj mean in English?  Why are there four different adjectives for each distance?

 This movie theater  That movie theater  That movie theater over there  These monitors  Those monitors over there  Those monitors  Este cine  Ese cine  Aquel cine  Estas pantallas  Aquellas pantallas  Esas pantallas

An IOP replaces who the verb