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Demonstratives
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| este, esta, estos, estas | dem adjectives which indicate objects close to the speaker. used with aquí. Esta casa es muy bonita = This house is very pretty |
| éste, ésta, éstos, éstas | dem pronouns which refer to objects close to the speaker already mentioned. used with aquí. Mira los edificios! éste es grande! = Look at the buildings! This one is big! |
| ese, esa, esos, esas | dem adjectives which indicate objects relatively close to the speaker. used with allí |
| ése, ésa, ésos, ésas | dem pronouns which refer to objects relatively close to the speaker already mentioned. used with allí |
| aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas | dem pronouns which indicate objects far away from the speaker. used with allá |
| aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas | dem pronouns which refer to objects far away from the speaker already mentioned. used with allá. |
| aquí | here (close) |
| allí | there (middle) |
| allá | over there (far) |
| Esto | This - neutral pronoun used to refer to concepts or something that has already been said |
| Eso | That - neutral pronoun used to refer to concepts or something that has already been said |