Demonstrative Adjectives

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Demonstrative Adjectives
Prior to beginning any discussion of
Demonstrative Adjectives, a good
understanding of Adverbs of Position
is helpful.
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Adverbs of Position
There are four Adverbs of Position. They are
easy for Southern students to learn!
aquí, ahí, allí, allá
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Adverbs of Position
aquí here (a position near the speaker)
ahí/allí there (a position near the person
being spoken to)
allá over yonder (a position away from both the
speaker and the listener)
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Adverbs of Position
allá
ahí/allí
aquí
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Demonstrative Adjectives
Now back to Demonstrative Adjectives.
Demonstrative Adjectives tell which thing we are
talking about based on its relative position.
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Demonstrative Adjectives
As with all adjectives, they agree in gender and
number with the noun that they define.
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Demonstrative Adjectives
The nearest ones
este, esta, estos, estas
These translate to this (or these) and refer to
something near the speaker (aquí).
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Demonstrative Adjectives
este this (masculine singular)
estos these (masculine plural)
esta this (feminine singular)
The nearest ones - aquí
estas these (feminine plural)
These may look like they go with estar, but -- no
accents.
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Demonstrative Adjectives
este Este lápiz. (Este lápiz aquí.)
estos Estos lápices. (Estos lápices aquí.)
The nearest ones - aquí
esta Esta pluma. (Esta pluma aquí.)
estas Estas plumas. (Estas plumas aquí.)
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Demonstrative Adjectives
The next ones
ese, esa, esos, esas
These translate to that (or those) and refer to
something near to the person spoken to (ahí/allí).
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Demonstrative Adjectives
ese that (masculine singular)
esos those (masculine plural)
esa that (feminine singular)
The next ones - ahí/allí
esas those (feminine plural)
Yes, we just took the t out of the previous
group!
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Demonstrative Adjectives
ese Ese lápiz. (Ese lápiz allí.)
esos Esos lápices. (Esos lápices allí.)
The next ones - ahí/allí
esa Esa pluma. (Esa pluma allí.)
esas Esas plumas. (Esas plumas allí.)
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Demonstrative Adjectives
The distant ones
aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
These translate to that (or those) and refer to
something over yonder (allá).
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Demonstrative Adjectives
aquel that (masculine singular)
aquellos those (masculine plural)
aquella that (feminine singular)
The yonder ones - allá
aquellas those (feminine plural)
Remember, these are for things way over there.
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Demonstrative Adjectives
aquel Aquel lápiz. (Aquel lápiz allá.)
aquellos Aquellos lápices. (Aquellos lápices
allá.)
The yonder ones - allá
aquella Aquella pluma. (Aquella pluma allá.)
aquellas Aquellas plumas. (Aquellas plumas allá.)
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Demonstrative Adjectives
aquel faro allá
esa señorita ahí
esta señora aquí
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Demonstrative Adjectives
Esta presentación ya termina -- EL FIN.