Examples

This / This one:

1. Me gusta esta bicicleta. I like this bike.

2. ¿Te gusta este sofá? Do you like this couch?

3. Nos molesta esto. This bothers us. (Neutral)

4. ¿Prefieres éste? Do you prefer this one?

5. Quisiera ésta. I really would like this one.

6. Esto es un problema. This is a problem. (Neutral)

These

1. Nos compraron estas (sillas). They bought us these (chairs).

2. ¿Ves estos zapatos? Do you see these shoes?

3. ¿Qué son estos? What are these?

That / That one

1. Queremos comprar esa camioneta o aquella. We want to buy that truck or that one over there.

2. Preferimos ese carro o aquel. We prefer that car or that one over there.

Those

1. No nos gustan esas hamburguesas. We don't like those hamburgers.

2. Muéstranos esos pesos. Show us those pesos.

3. ¿Aquellos hombres o aquellas mujeres? Those men over there or those women over there?

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstratives work like definite articles: They have gender and number.

Their singular masculine has an E (like el) but turns to an O in the plural (like los) while singular and plural feminine forms both have the A.

"This and These have the T, while that and those, no T goes and A is for far away. "

Unit 4 Assessment

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