1. Demonstrative Adjectives

2. Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives are adjectives because they describe the relative position of a person or object.
In English, we have 4: this, that, these, and those.
This shirt is pretty.
These pants are too big.
That boy is handsome.
Those shoes are cute.

3. Demonstrative Adjectives
There are 12 in Spanish. We use aquel to point out something or someone that is far from both you and the person you are speaking to. Aquel means “that one over there.”
They come before the noun and they have the same gender and number as the noun they describe.

4. Demonstrative Adjectives
Masculine Singular
Feminine Singular
Masculine Plural
Feminine Plural
this
este
esta
these
estos
estas
that
ese
esa
those
esos
esas
that over there*
aquél
aquella
those over there*
aquellos
aquellas

5. Singular este vestido this dress esta blusa this blouse
ese suéter that sweater
esa sudadera that sweatshirt
aquél libro that book over there
aquella puerta that door over there

6. Plural estos vestidos these dresses estas blusas these blouses
esos suéteres those sweaters
esas sudaderas those sweatshirts
aquellos libros those books over there
aquellas puertas those doors over there

7. Esa casa
Esta casa
Aquella casa

8. That house
This house
That house over there

9. Let’s try it!
Picture Signs
Exercise
Act. 19, p. 114

12. Camisa

13. Zapatos

14. Bolsos

15. Bolso

16. Tarjetas de crédito