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Adjetivos Demostrativos

Demonstrative adjectives are those _____________ whose function is to __________________________ .

Spanish has _____________ sets of demonstrative adjectives, which vary by _____________ and

_____________ , so there are _____________ in all, as shown in the list below.

singular masculine singular feminine

(this) (this)

(that) (that)

(that over there) (that over there)

plural masculine plural feminine

(these) (these)

(those) (those)

(those over there) (those)

Note that the _____________ singular forms end in ______, not ______.

The demonstrative adjectives typically are __________________________

. They must __________________________ in both _____________ and _____________ . A few examples:

Me gusta este perro. __________________________

__________________________ . I prefer these computers.

Voy a comprar ese coche. __________________________

__________________________ I like those houses.

Although both _____________ and _____________ and their related forms can be translated as

" _____________ " or " _____________ ," there are some distinctions in meaning. _____________ and its

related forms are more common, and you're generally safe to use them when in English you'd use "that" or "those."

However, _____________ and its related forms refer to something that's _____________ in terms of

_____________ or _____________ . Although _____________ and its forms can be used for an object

_____________ the speaker or listener, aquel _____________ . The distinction can be translated in a number of

different ways, as the examples indicate:

__________________________ I like those dogs.

Me gustan aquellos perros. __________________________

__________________________ . I don't want that house. I want that house farther back.

¿Recuerdas esos días? __________________________

¿Recuerdas aquellos días? _____________

Este, esta, estos and estas are used to _____________ out things ( _____________ ) which are

_____________ close to the speaker as well as to whomever he or she is speaking, usually within

__________________________ .

Ese, esa, esos and esas are used to point out things (nouns) which are _____________ away from the speaker (but

not necessarily to the listeners), not __________________________ .



Aquel, aquella, aquellos and aquellas are used to point out things (nouns) which are _____________ from both

the speaker and the listeners, but within _____________ distance. It corresponds to the English "that one (way)

over there" or "those ones (way) over there" and would be used under the same circumstances.

Practica

1. This pen_____________________________ 11. That tree over there

2. This book____________________________ ____________________________

3. these girls____________________________ 12. Those buildings over there

4. these apartments_______________________ ____________________________5. those women__________________________

6. that car_______________________________

7. those buildings_________________________

8. that bed_______________________________

9. those houses over there___________________

10. that lady over there_____________________

Demonstrative Pronouns

If you've already learned the __________________________ of Spanish, you'll find it quite easy to learn the

demonstrative pronouns. They serve basically the same purpose, acting as the equivalent of "this," "that," "these" or

"those" in English. The main _____________ is that they (like other pronouns) stand for ( _____________ )

nouns rather than _____________ them.

Below are the demonstrative pronouns of Spanish. Notice that they are identical to the _____________ , except that

most use _____________ and that there is a _____________ form (adjectives don't have a neuter form).

Singular Masculine Plural masculine

(this) (these)

(that) (those)

(that over there) (those over there)

Singular feminine Plural feminine

(this) (these)

(that) (those)

(that over there) (those over there)

Singular neuter

(this)

(that)

(that over there)

The _____________ do not affect the _____________ , but are used merely to distinguish _____________

and _____________ . The _____________ pronouns do not have accents because they have no

_____________ adjective forms.

Use of the _____________ should seem straightforward, as they are used basically the same in both English and

Spanish. The key _____________ is that Spanish requires use of the _____________ pronoun when it

substitutes for a masculine noun, and use of the feminine pronoun when it substitutes for a _____________ noun.



Also, while English does use its _____________ pronouns standing alone, it also often uses forms such as "this one"

and "those ones." The "one" or "ones" shouldn't be translated _____________ into Spanish.

The difference between the ése series of pronouns and aquél series is the same as the difference between the ese series

of __________________________ and the aquel series. Although ése and aquél can both be

_____________ as "that," aquél is used to refer to something _____________ away in distance or time.

Examples:

Quiero esta flor. No quiero ésa. I want this flower. I don't want that one.

Me probé muchas camisas. Voy a comprar ésta. I tried on many shirts. I'm going to buy this one.

Me probé muchos sombreros. Voy a comprar éste. I tried on many hats. I'm going to buy this one.

Me gustan esas casas. No me gustan aquéllas. I like those houses. I don't like those over there.

Using the neuter pronouns

The _____________ pronouns are _____________ used to substitute for a specific noun. They are used to refe

to an _____________ object or to an idea or _____________ that isn't specifically named. (If you would have

_____________ to use a neuter plural, use the plural masculine form.) The use of eso is extremely common to refer

to a situation that has just been stated.

Examples:

¿Qué es esto? What is this [unknown object]?

Esto es bueno. This [referring to a situation rather than a specific object] is good.

El padre de María murió. Por eso , está triste. Mary's father died. Because of that, she's sad.)

Tengo que salir a las ocho. No olvida eso. I have to leave at eight. Don't forget that.)

Practica

Tienda (this)

Regalos (those)

Libro (that over there)

Gatitas (these)

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