Demonstrative Adjectives

Pre-Test:1) That shirt is pretty!

2) That skirt is cute!

3) This soup is delicious!

4) Is that your jacket?

5) These students are smart!

Pre-Test:1) That shirt is pretty!2) That skirt is cute! 3) This soup is delicious!4) Is that your jacket?5) These students are smart!

Demonstrative adjectives are used to point out things.

They mean:

“this, these, that, those”

• This apple. That apple.

• These apples. Those apples.

Different words are used in Spanish, depending on how close or far away the object is that you are referring to.

*Just like in English!

If an object is CLOSE to you, The singular forms (“this”):

• Este• Esta

• Esta cuchara. • Esta manzana. • Este tenedor. • Este hombre.

If an object is CLOSE to you, The plural forms (“these”):

•Estos•Estas

• Estas cucharas. • Estas manzanas. • Estos tenedores. • Estos hombres.

¡Práctica!This tie. Esta corbata.

These shoes. Estos zapatos.

This store. Esta tienda.

This suit. Este traje.

If an object is AWAY from you: That Those

Ese EsosEsa Esas

Notice the spelling differences?

este vs. eseesta vs. esa

estos vs. esosestas vs. esas

“This and these keep the T, that and those the T goes”

¡Práctica!That shirt. Esa camisa.

Those shoes. Esos zapatos.

That store. Esa tienda.

Those stores. Esas tiendas.

If an object is REALLY FAR AWAY: That Those

Aquel AquellosAquella Aquellas

¡Práctica!That car. (el carro) Aquel carro.

Those cars. Aquellos carros.

Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

Neareste estaestos estas

Farther awayese esaesos esas

At a great distanceaquel aquellaaquellos aquellas

this thisthese these

that thatthose those

that thatthose those

Putting it all together:• This book. • These books. • That book. (medium distance)• Those books. (medium distance)• That book. (really far away)• Those books. (really far away)

this school

esta escuela

this pencil

este lápiz

This class

esta clase

these students

estos estudiantes

these girls

estas chicas

This dinner

Esta cena

Those fruits

Esas frutas

Those teachers

Esos maestros

That school (really far away)

Aquella escuela

Post-Test:1) That shirt is pretty!

2) That skirt is cute!

3) This soup is delicious!

4) Is that your jacket?

5) These students are smart!