Los Adjetivos Demostrativos Demonstrative Adjectives What are they

Los Adjetivos Demostrativos Demonstrative Adjectives What are they and how do I use them?

What are demonstrative adjectives? • In English, there are 4 demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these and those. • They are used to point out people and things. • They always come before a noun. • EX: this car those boys Demonstrative adjective Noun

What are demonstrative adjectives? • Demonstrative adjectives show where people or objects are located in relation to the speaker: this star that star over there (farther away)

¿Y en el español? • In Spanish, demonstrative adjectives also come right before nouns and take the place of an article. • There are 12 demonstrative adjectives in Spanish! • They always have to agree in number and gender with the noun that follows them.

this- este/esta • este vestido • esta blusa

that- ese/esa • ese abrigo • esa falda

that (farther away)- aquel/aquella • aquel zapato • aquella camisa

these- estos/estas • estos vestidos • estas blusas

those- esos/esas • esos abrigos • esas faldas

those (farther away)- aquellos/aquellas • aquellos zapatos • aquellas camisas

Resumen Masculine Feminine this these singular plural este estos estas that those singular plural ese esos esas aquellos aquellas that (farther away) singular those (farther away) plural Remember the rhyme: “This and these both have T’s”

¡Practiquemos! Traduce las frases. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. those (farther away) shoes this shirt that jacket those pants these skirts that (farther away) sweater this bathing suit

Las Respuestas 1. aquellos zapatos 2. esta camisa 3. esa chaqueta 4. esos pantalones 5. estas faldas 6. aquel suéter 7. este traje de baño