Apuntes de gramática

• There are 2 categories of demonstrative adjectives in English:

- This / these (close)

- That / those (farther away)• Spanish has 3 categories:

- This / these (close)

- That / those (farther away)

- That / those (very far away)

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

THIS / THESE(SOMETHING CLOSE BY)

Singular (this)

Plural(these)

Masculine este estos

Feminine esta estas

Ejemplos:Yo quiero este libro. I want this book (the one

close to me).No me gusta esta camisa. I don’t like this shirt

(the one near me).Yo prefiero estos zapatos. I prefer these shoes.Me gustan estas bolsas. I like these purses.

THAT / THOSE(FARTHER AWAY)

Singular(that)

Plural(those)

Masculine ese esos

Feminine esa esas

Ejemplos:Me gusta ese chico. I like that boy (farther away from me).Yo quiero esa falda. I want that skirt (farther away).Yo prefiero esos libros. I prefer those books.No me gustan esas camisetas. I don’t like those t-shirts.

Singular(that over there)

Plural(those over there)

Masculine aquel aquellos

Feminine aquella aquellas

THAT / THOSE(WAY OVER THERE)

Ejemplos:Aquel señor es mi maestro. That man (way over there)

is my teacher.No me gusta aquella casa. I don’t like that house

(way over there).Aquellos reporteros son del canal dos. Those reporters (way over

there) are fromchannel 2.

Aquellas chicas son simpáticas. Those girls (way over there) are nice.

• The demonstrative adjectives can also be used as demonstrative pronouns• When they do this, the words have accent marks on the first “e” in the

word.• Ejemplos:

- Yo quiero este libro. I want this book.

- Yo quiero éste. I want this one.

- No me gustan esas casas. I don’t like those houses.

- No me gustan ésas. I don’t like those.

- Aquella reportera es del canal dos. That reporter over there is from

channel 2.

- Aquélla es del canal dos. That one over there is from channel 2.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

This article That review That pilot (m) over there

This comic strip That channel That writer (f) over there

This reporter (m) That report That painting over there

This journalist (f) That photographer (f) That suitcase over there

These programs Those commercials Those passengers over there

These authors (m) Those newspapers Those thieves (f) over there

These tickets Those editions Those editors (m) over there

These cameras Those news shows Those viewers (f) over there

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