Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives

Definition: Spanish Demonstrative adjectives are always used to indicate the distance between two or more people or objects.

Spanish has three sets of demonstrative adjectives (describes a noun), which vary by number and gender, so there are 12 in all, most of these demonstratives adjectives are similar in Portuguese Grammar.

Demonstrative Adjectives in Spanish

Adjetivos Desmotrativos (Demostrative Adjective)
Number	Near		Farther Away		At a Great Distance
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	Este This	Esta This	Ese That	Esa That	Aquél That	Aquella That
Plural	Estos These	Estas These	Esos Those	Esas Those	Aquellos Those	Aquellas Those

Note: "That" the masculine singular forms end in "e", not "o".

The words in italics all function as demonstrative adjectives in Spanish, since they all describe the noun "sweater".

Gender : Masculine
give me this sweater	dame este* suéter*
give me these sweaters	dame estos* suéteres*
give me that sweater	dame ese* suéter*
give me those sweaters	dame esos* suéteres*
give me that sweater over there	dame aquél* suéter*
give me those sweaters over there	dame aquellos* suéteres*

The words in italics all function as demonstrative adjectives in Spanish, since they all describe the noun "blouse".

Gender : Feminine
give me this blouse	dame esta* blusa*
give me these blouses	dame estas* blusas*
give me that blouse	dame esa* blusa*
give me those blouses	dame esas* blusas*
give me that blouse over there	dame aquella* blusa*
give me those blouses over there	dame aquellas* blusas*

Examples:

I like this dog.
Me gusta este perro.

I prefer these computers.
Prefiero estas computadoras.

I'm going to buy that car.
Voy a comprar ese coche.

I like those houses.
Me gustan aquellas casas.

I like those male cats over there.
Me gustan aquellos gatos.

Note:

The rule to form plural demonstrative adjectives is:

Ending in vowel - add "s"

Example:

Singular

This book.
Este libro.

Plural

These books.
Estos libros.

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