Spanish 2.6. Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns

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In this lesson, we cover demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in Spanish.

Demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those) come before a noun, e.g., “I want this book.” On the other hand, possessive pronouns (same as demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these, those) replace the noun and its possessive adjective, e.g., “I want this.”

Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in Spanish must agree in gender and number with the described noun.

Possessive Adjectives

The following are the demonstrative adjectives in Spanish:

 Masc.
Singular
Masc.
Plural
Feminine
Singular
Feminine
Plural
this/theseesteestosestaestas
that/thoseeseesosesaesas
that/those (over there)aquelaquellosaquellaaquellas

In general, “este,” “esta,” “estos,” and “estas” refer to nouns close to the speaker and listener.

On the other hand, “ese,” “esa,” “esos,” and “esas” refer to nouns close to the listener but far away from the speaker.

Finally, “aquel,” “aquella,” “aquellos,” and “aquellas” refer to nouns far away from both the speaker and the listener.

Possessive Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are the same as demonstrative adjectives in addition to the set of neuter demonstrative pronouns “esto,” “eso,” and “aquello,” which mean “this, “that, and “that over there, respectively. We use possessive pronouns to refer to a whole sentence or concept, e.g., “Esto no es aceptable” (This is not acceptable), or to point at something without mentioning it, e.g., “¿Qué es eso?(What is that?).

The following are the demonstrative pronouns in Spanish:

 Masc.
Sing.
Masc.
Plural
Fem.
Sing.
Fem.
Plural
Neuter
this/theseesteestosestaestasesto
that/thoseeseesosesaesaseso
that/those (over there)aquelaquellosaquellaaquellasaquello

Quiz: Demonstrative Pronouns & Adjectives in Spanish

Spanish: Demonstrative Pronouns & Adjectives

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1. I didn’t say that. 

SP: Yo no dije .

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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2. that friend 

SP: amigo

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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3. this language 

SP: idioma

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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4. those men (over there) 

SP: hombres

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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5. those men

SP: hombres

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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6. these women 

SP: mujeres

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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7. these men 

SP: hombres

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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8. that woman 

SP: mujer

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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9. Do you want this book or that one? 

SP: ¿Quieres este libro o ?

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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10. those women 

SP: mujeres

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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11. Do you want this book or that one?

SP: ¿Quieres este libro o ?

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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12. I have two cars; this one is my favorite. 

SP: Tengo dos autos; es mi favorito

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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13. these books 

SP: libros

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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14. those men 

SP: hombres

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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15. those pants 

SP: pantalones

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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16. those women (over there) 

SP: mujeres

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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17. that man (over there) 

SP: hombre

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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18. this man 

SP: hombre

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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19. this woman

SP: mujer

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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20. those schools 

SP: escuelas

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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21. that uncle 

SP: tío

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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22. these lawyers 

SP: abogados

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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23. That is interesting.

SP: es interesante.

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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24. that man 

SP: hombre

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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25. that chair 

SP: silla

Accented letters (if needed):

á é í ó ú ñ ü

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