1. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

2. DEFINITION
A demonstrative adjective is an adjective that shows the position of a noun relative to the speaker.
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3. “ESTE” está este esta estos estas THIS AND THESE HAVE "T's"
Este: this / these
Used to talk about something CLOSE to the speaker.
está
MASCULINE
FEMININE
SINGULAR
este 
esta 
PLURAL
estos 
estas 
THIS AND THESE HAVE "T's"
HERE’S A CUTE WAY TO REMEMBER “ESTE”…

4. “ESE” ese esa esos esas THAT AND THOSE HAVE AN "O" Ese: that / those
Used to talk about something FARTHER AWAY from the speaker.
MASCULINE
FEMININE
SINGULAR
ese 
esa
PLURAL
esos
esas
THAT AND THOSE HAVE AN "O"
HERE’S A CUTE WAY TO REMEMBER “ESE”…

5. “AQUEL” aquel aquella aquellos aquellas
Aquel: that over there / those over there
Used to talk about something VERY FAR AWAY from the speaker.
MASCULINE
FEMININE
SINGULAR
aquel 
aquella
PLURAL
aquellos
aquellas

6. ¡Dáme las galletas! ¿Aquellas galletas? ¿Esas galletas?
¿Estas galletas?
¡Dáme las galletas!
¡Aquellas galletas!

7. Dem. Adj. as Pronouns What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Demonstrative Adjectives may be used as pronouns.
They need accents if they are pronouns.
Éste(a)/s Ése(a)/s Aquél(a)/s

8. How are they used as Pronouns?
Juan: El reportero es inteligente.
Marian: ¿Cuál reportero?
Marian: ¿Éste?
Marian: ¿Ése?
Marian: ¿Aquél?
Marian
Juan

9. Este casco
Aquella red
Esta pelota
Esos bates
Ese uniforme
Aquellos premios
Estas jugadoras
This helmet
That net over there
This ball
Those bats
That uniform
Those prizes over there
These players

10. PRACTICA I want this ball. Yo quiero esta pelota. She wants that ball.
They want those balls over there.
Yo quiero esta pelota.
Ella quiere esa pelota.
Ellos quieren aquellas pelotas.
PRACTICA
We prefer these prizes.
You guys prefer those prizes.
But Luis prefers those prizes over there.
Nosotros preferimos estos premios.
Vosotros preferís esos premios.
Pero Luis prefiere aquellos premios.

11. This photo is Manuel’s.
Who is that girl?
Those people over there are his siblings.
Esta foto es de Manuel.
¿Quién es esa chica?
Aquellas personas son sus hermanos.
I have to buy this net.
No, you should buy that net.
I think that I like that net over there.
Tengo que comprar esta red.
No, debes comprar esa red.
Pienso que me gusta aquella red.