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Los pronombres demostrativos (Demonstrative pronouns) Demonstrative pronouns are used to replace nouns when the context makes the meaning clear. Just like the other kinds of Spanish pronouns, these mark both gender and number, but, as you can tell from the name, demonstrative pronouns also indicate (or demonstrate) the relative location or distance of an object from the speaker. They can be loosely compared to the English words this, that, these, those, though Spanish demonstrative pronouns are much more specific than their English counterparts are, so you should learn how to use them by recognizing the context rather than by translating. Los pronombres demostrativos del español As stated above, the Spanish demonstrative pronouns mark specifically distance of an object from the speaker (Near, Far, Very Far). The chart below organizes the pronouns according to gender, number, and distance from speaker. Singular Masculino Feminino Plural Neutral Masculino Feminino Neutral Near éste ésta esto éstos éstas estos Far ése ésa eso ésos ésas esos aquél aquélla aquello aquéllos Very Far Ejemplos aquéllas aquellos Ejemplos Éste es mi carro. This is my car. ¿Qué son éstos? *The car is very close or right next to the speaker *The objects are very close to the speaker Ésa es mi casa. Aquellos son mis libros. What are these? That is my house. Those are my books *The house is not very close to the speaker *The books are at least across the room, if not farther from the speaker. Ésa es una estrella Aquélla es una estrella Ésta es una estrella *Note how the demonstrative pronouns are used according to the star’s distance from the girl. Los adjetivos demostrativos (Demonstrative Adjectives) Where demonstrative pronouns take the place of nouns, demonstrative adjectives are used to modify nouns. The adjectives look the same and can be organized in the same way as pronouns, though they don’t have written accent marks. Singular Masculino Feminino Plural Masculino Feminino Near este esta estos estas Far ese esa esos esas aquel aquella aquellos aquellas Very Far Ejemplos Ejemplos Esta silla es mía. Me gustaría comprar esas manzanas. This chair is mine. I would like to buy those apples. Se vende aquel carro. Aquellos pollos son de mi mamá. That car is for sale. Those chickens belong to my mom. Aquella cama Ésa mesa Ésta silla Note how the demonstrative adjective changes with the relative location of the chair, table, and bed from the girl. The Bedroom by Vincent Van Gogh *For More explanations of the uses of demostrative pronouns and demostrative adjectives, see Mosaicos p. 175-177.
