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Understanding Spanish Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns in Spanish are words that point to specific things or people. They help us know exactly which thing or person we are talking about. They are like little pointers that help us show what we mean.
Important Points
This (singular, close): este (masculine), esta (feminine)
These (plural, close): estos (masculine), estas (feminine)
That (singular, a bit farther): ese (masculine), esa (feminine)
Those (plural, a bit farther): esos (masculine), esas (feminine)
That over there (singular, far away): aquel (masculine), aquella (feminine)
Those over there (plural, far away): aquellos (masculine), aquellas (feminine)
We use these pronouns to talk about things that are close to us, a bit farther away, or very far away. It's like when you point to something nearby or something across the room.
Examples
¿Qué es este?
Me gusta esa flor.
Mira aquel árbol.
When you use these pronouns, make sure they match the number and gender of the thing or person you are talking about. So, if it's one thing and it's a boy or a masculine object, you use 'este'. If it's a girl or a feminine object, you use 'esta'.
Examples
Estos son mis libros.
¿Dónde están aquellas llaves?
Esos son tus zapatos.
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