Los adjetivos demostrativos Notes #16 What is a demonstrative adjective in English? Demonstrative adjectives in English are simply the words: THISTHESE THATTHOSE In English we use on of the demonstrative adjectives based on: 1.How close or far the item is from us 2.How many items we are talking about This sweater is on sale. Look at those boots. The sweater (singular) is close to the speaker. The boots (plural) are farther away from the speaker.
Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved Demonstrative adjectives In Spanish, as in English, demonstrative adjectives are words that “demonstrate” or “point out” nouns. Demonstrative adjectives precede the nouns they modify and, like other Spanish adjectives you have studied, agree with them in gender and number. Observe these, then study the following chart.
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Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved There are three sets of demonstrative adjectives. To determine which one to use, you must establish the relationship between the speaker and the noun(s) being pointed out.
Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved The demonstrative adjectives este, esta, estos, and estas are used to point out nouns that are close to the speaker and the listener.
Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved The demonstrative adjectives ese, esa, esos, and esas are used to point out nouns that are not close in space and time to the speaker. They may, however, be close to the listener.
Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved The demonstrative adjectives aquel, aquella, aquellos, and aquellas are used to point out nouns that are far away from the speaker and the listener.
Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved Demonstrative pronouns Demonstrative pronouns are identical to their corresponding demonstrative adjectives, with the exception that they carry an accent mark on the stressed vowel.
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Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved ¡Atención! Like demonstrative adjectives, demonstrative pronouns agree in gender and number with the corresponding noun.
Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved There are three neuter demonstrative pronouns: esto, eso, and aquello. These forms refer to unidentified or unspecified nouns, situations, ideas, and concepts. They do not change in gender or number and never carry an accent mark.
Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved Provide the correct form of the demonstrative adjective for these nouns. The first item has been done for you. 1.la falda / este ____________ 2.los estudiantes / este ____________ 3.los países / aquel ____________ 4.la ventana / ese ____________ 5.los periodistas / ese ____________ 6.el chico / aquel ____________ 7.las sandalias / este ____________ 8.las chicas / aquel ____________ esta falda
In Spanish, demonstrative adjectives have 3 basic forms: THIS / THESE (close to speaker) THAT / THOSE (not near speaker, but possibly near listener) THAT / THOSE (farther from both listener and speaker) esteeseaquel Los adjetivos demostrativos This and These have got T’s That and Those no T goes And an A for far away OJO: Note that there are TWO ways to say THAT/THOSE depending on the distance of the object from the speaker.
Los adjetivos demostrativos Like all adjectives, demonstrative adjectives must match the noun they accompany in two ways: 1.Masculine / Feminine 2.Singular / Plural Which means that each of our 3 basic demonstratives have four variations! THIS / THESETHAT / THOSE (farther away) esteeseaquel esta estos estas esa esos esas aquella aquellos aquellas