18 Sep, 2009 in Uncategorized by

Spanish Pronouns: Demonstrative Pronouns

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS- PRONOMBRES DEMOSTRATIVOS

In English, the demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those and the one(s)

This is the Spanish equivalent:

this

that

masculine singular

éste

ése /

aquél

feminine singular

ésta

ésa /

aquélla

these

those

masculine plural

éstos

ésos /

aquéllos

feminine plural

éstas

ésas /

aquéllas

neuter

esto

eso /

aquello

Some examples:

¡Mira los libros! ¿Te gusta éste o ése?

Look at the books. Do you like this one or that one?

¿Qué niña te golpeó? ¿Ésta o aquélla?

Which girl hit you? This one or that one?

Hay miles de escuelas pero prefiero ésta.

There are thousands of schools but I prefer this.

Mira los cursos de español. Éstos son más caros pero muy efectivos..

Look at the Spanish courses. These are more expensive but very effective.

Ayer vi unos cursos en Internet. Esos eran bastante accesibles.

Yesterday I saw some courses on the Internet. Those were pretty affordable.

No soporto ésto.

I cannot stand this.

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