Express Position Using Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

In Spanish, there are 3 kinds of demonstratives:

• One that points out someone or something close to the speaker.

• One that points out someone or something not close to the speaker.

• One that points out someone or something far away from the speaker.

Demonstrative Adjectives

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

Este Esta Estos Estas This; these

Ese Esa Esos Esas That; those

Aquel Aquella aquellos aquellas That; those

(over there)

Singular Forms Plural Forms

**Demonstrative adjetives agree in number and gender with the noun they modify.

• They are usually placed before the noun.

demonstrative pronouns

this one these (ones)

éste éstos

ésta éstas

that one those (ones)

ése ésos

ésa ésas

that one over there those (ones) over there

Aquél Aquéllos

aquélla aquéllas