Demonstrative Demonstrative
AdjectivesAdjectivesDemonstrative Adjectives B.pptx
Vocabulario
apestoso(a) el hombre la mujer
Vocabulario
cansado cansada
Vocabulario
la oveja el toro
this dog
that cat
these dogs
those cats
Viewing Questions
1) What are the 2 ways that adjectives have to agree with the nouns they modify?
2) How can you tell the difference between the demonstrative adjectives estas and esta, and the second and third person singular forms of the verb estar?
In number and gender
The second and third person singular formsof the verb estar have accents.
Los Adjetivos Demostrativos
Point out persons, places or things relative to the position of the speaker – distance from the speaker.
They always agree in number and gender with the noun they modify.
Always come in front of the noun.
Demonstrative Adjectives
estethis
estosthese
esethat
esosthose
aquelthat (over there)
aquellosthose (over there)
estathis
estasthese
esathat
esasthose
aquellathat(over there)
aquellasthose (over there)
Singular Plural
Masculine
Feminine
Este libro es fácil.
This book is easy.
Esos libros son difíciles.
Those books are difficult.
Aquellos libros son aburridos
Those books (over there) are boring.
Los Adjetivos Demostrativos
Los Adjetivos Demostrativos
All forms of este indicate something near the person speaking.
All forms of ese indicate something close to the person spoken to.
All forms of aquel indicate something far away from both the speaker and listener.
The adverbs aquí, allí, and allá indicate relative
position.
Aquí - here
Allí – there
Allá - there (over there)
Los Adjetivos Demostrativos