Los demostrativos Español 4H Unidad 9
*Demonstrative adjectives introduce nouns. (this, that…) This boy, that book, those girls *Demonstrative pronouns replace nouns. (this one, that one…)
This These That Those That (over there) Allí/allá This one That one That one (over there) Singular Allí/ allá Masculine Este libro Ese libro Aquel Éste Ése aquél Feminine Esta chica Esa chica Aquella chica Ésta Ésa aquélla Plural Estos Libros Esos libros Aquellos libros Éstos ésos aquéllos Estas chicas Esas chicas Aquellas chicas Éstas ésas aquéllas
OJO OJO: Demonstrative pronouns have an ACCENT on them. Form of demonstrative agrees with the NOUN it is introducing or replacing. Este abrigo es rojo. Esta chaqueta es roja. Aquel refers to things that are far away from the speaker or person being addressed. (over there: allí, allá)
Juana: Me gustan estos guantes. Mario: Sí, pero me gustan éstos. (In this mini-dialog éstos is a demonstrative pronoun because it replaces the noun, whereas estos is a demonstrative adjective because it introduces the noun “guantes”.)
Neuter demonstrative pronouns: Esto, eso, aquello: refer to an idea, fact, or statement that has not been named (general) Ej) Eso es muy caro. That is very expensive. ¿Qué piensas de esto? What do you think of this? ¿Qué es aquello? What is that over there?
Refrán para ayudar: This and these have t’s (este, esta, estos, estas) That and those don’t. (ese, esa, esos, esas)
These gloves are made of leather. Those (earrings) are really pretty. Práctica I want that scarf. These gloves are made of leather. Those (earrings) are really pretty. My dad bought that wallet over there.
Respuestas 1. Quiero esa bufanda. 2. Estos guantes son de cuero. 3. ésos son muy bonitos. 4. Mi padre compró aquella billetera allí.