Demonstrative Adjectives
Limiting adjectives single out one or more persons, places, things, etc. from others of the same type or category. (e.g. the, these, that, those, many, some, etc.) They also can be used to identify quantify or numerical rank, for example: first of thirtieth. They supply no descriptive information and are usually placed in front of the noun.
Demonstrative adjectives are used to point out that someone or something.
| sPANISH | ENGLISH | SPANISH MASCULINE EXAMPLE | SPANISH FEMININE EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVES | |||
| Este/Esta | This (here) | Este libro | Esta pluma |
| Estos/Estas | These (here) | Estos libros | Estas plumas |
| Ese/Esa | That (there) | Ese libro | Esa pluma |
| Esos/Esas | Those (there) | Esos libros | Esas plumas |
| Aquel/Aquella | That (farther away) | Aquel libro | Aquella pluma |
| Aquellos/Aquellas | Those (further away) | Aquellos libros | Aquellas plumas |
Note: if there is more than one noun, each has their own demonstrative adjective:
Este hombre y esta mujer.
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