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This page: Learn the demonstrative words in Spanish (this/that/these/those).
Demonstratives
Grammar Lesson
Click on the demonstrative word in the table below to hear the pronunciation and repeat.
| Demonstrative | Translation |
|---|---|
| ► este | this (masculine, singular) |
| ► esta | this (feminine, singular) |
| ► esto | this (neutral, singular)* |
| ► estos | these (masculine or neutral, plural) |
| ► estas | these (feminine, plural) |
| ► ese | that (masculine, singular) |
| ► esa | that (feminine, singular) |
| ► eso | that (neutral, singular) |
| ► esos | those (masculine or neutral, plural) |
| ► esas | those (feminine, plural) |
| ► aquel | that for very far away (masculine, singular)** |
| ► aquella | that for very far away (feminine, singular) |
| ► aquello | that for very far away (neutral, singular) |
| ► aquellos | those for very far away (masculine or neutral, plural) |
| ► aquellas | those for very far away (feminine, plural) |
*Neutral gender demonstratives are used when you don't know what the item is and therefore don't know the gender. In the plural, you would just use the masculine plural form in these cases.
- ¿Qué es esto? = What is this?
- ¿Qué es eso? = What is that?
- ¿Qué es aquello? = What is that? (far away)
- ¿Qué son estos? = What are these?
- ¿Qué son esos? = What are those?
- ¿Qué son aquellos? = What are those? (far away)
**Spanish has two forms of that and those, one for closer and one for very far away. If you were pointing to a far away mountain, for example, you would use aquella rather than esa.
- Aquella montaña es hermosa. = That mountain is beautiful.
Note: Accents used to be required on demonstrative pronouns but not on demonstrative adjectives. The Real Academia Española revised its rules in 1959 to indicate that the accent is no longer required.
Practice
Section 1
Select the correct demonstrative word to complete the sentence.
Practice
Section 2
Change the sentence to plural. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.
- Example
- Ese libro es rojo. → Esos libros son rojos.
Find the mistake in the sentence and re-write it correctly in the space. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.
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Writing
Write some sentences using demonstratives and colors.
- Examples:
- Ese lápiz es amarillo.
- Estos libros son rojos.
If you want to type a special character (like an accented letter) in the comments section, you could do one of the following . . .
- Select and copy the character that you need → á é í ó ú ü ñ ¿ ¡ Á É Í Ó Ú Ü Ñ « »
- Use special codes on your computer if you have numeric keypad (instructions HERE).
- Type your sentences into the text box below and use the special character buttons provided. Then select and copy your text and paste it into the comments section.
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