As we
have seen so often already Spanish differentiates between
masculine and feminine nouns. Therefore there are different
demonstrative pronouns also for masculine and feminine
nouns.
The English demonstrative pronouns
differentiate between two different distances (in time
and locally) - closer = this / these, further = that
/ those. The Spanish demonstrative pronouns differentiate
between three distances - closer = este, middle distance
= ese, further / far = aquel
este,
esta = this / these
the
object is close to the speaker in terms
of time or locally
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
este =
this
esta =
this
estos
=these
estas
=these
ese
(middle distance)
the
object is close to the one spoken to in
terms of time or locally
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
ese
esa
esos
esas
aquel
= that / those
the
object is further from the ones speaking
in terms of time or locally
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
aquel
aquella
aquellos
aquellas
Example
¿Conoces
a ese chico? Ese que está al lado del
coche rojo?
= Do you know this boy? The one that is next
to the red car?
¿Te acuerdas de aquella
chica que el año pasado siempre venia
al café "el jaleo" ?
= Do you remember that girl that always came
to the Café "el jaleo" last
year?
Dame ese pantalón
que está a tu lado.
= Give me those trousers that are next to
you.
