Spanish Grammar: Demonstrative adjective

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Spanish language » Spanish Grammar » Demonstrative adjective

DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE

Definition: Spanish has three sets of demonstrative adjectives(describes a noun), which vary by number and gender, so there are 12 in all.

	singular masculine	plural masculine	singular feminine	plural feminine

este	este (this)	estos (these)	esta (this)	estas (these)

ese	ese (that)	esos (those)	esa (that)	esas (those)

aquel	aquel (that)	aquellos (those)	aquella (that)	aquellas (those)

Note: that the masculine singular forms end in e, not o.

the words in bold all function as adjectives, since they all describe the noun "sweater"

Gender : Masculine
give me this sweater	dame este suéter
give me these sweaters	dame estos suéteres
give me that sweater	dame ese suéter
give me those sweaters	dame esos suéteres
give me That sweater over there	dame aquel suéter
give me those sweaters over there	dame aquellos suéteres

the words in bold all function as adjectives, since they all describe the noun "blouse."

Gender : Feminine
give me this blouse	dame esta blusa
give me these blouses	dame estas blusas
give me that blouse	dame esa blusa
give me those blouses	dame esas blusas
give me That blouse over there	dame aquella blusa
give me those blouses over there	dame aquellas blusas

Examples in Spanish:

I like this dog
Me gusta este perro.

I prefer these computers
Prefiero estas computadoras.

I'm going to buy that car
Voy a comprar ese coche.

I like those houses.
Me gustan aquellas casas.

I like those male cats over there
Me gustan aquellos gatos.

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