Demonstrative pronouns
demonstrative pronounDemonstrative pronouns are pronouns that point to specific things: this, that, these, and those, as in 'This is an apple', 'Those are boys' or 'Take these to the clerk'. are used instead of a nounThe name of a thing such as an object, a place or a person. Nouns are often described as naming words. to avoid repeating it, eg ¿Que libro te gusta? (Which book do you like?) could be answered with the demonstrative pronoun este (this one).
| this one/these ones | that one/those ones (near) | that one/those ones (further away) | |
| masculine singular | este | ese | aquel |
| feminine singular | esta | esa | aquella |
| masculine plural | estos | esos | aquellos |
| feminine plural | estas | esas | aquellas |
| masculine singular | |
| this one/these ones | este |
| that one/those ones (near) | ese |
| that one/those ones (further away) | aquel |
| feminine singular | |
| this one/these ones | esta |
| that one/those ones (near) | esa |
| that one/those ones (further away) | aquella |
| masculine plural | |
| this one/these ones | estos |
| that one/those ones (near) | esos |
| that one/those ones (further away) | aquellos |
| feminine plural | |
| this one/these ones | estas |
| that one/those ones (near) | esas |
| that one/those ones (further away) | aquellas |
The forms esto, eso and aquello can be used for a general idea, eg esto me parece fascinante (this seems fascinating to me), eso no me interesa (that doesn't interest me).
Question
Reply to the questions with the correct demonstrative pronoun.
- ¿Cuáles son las tiendas mejores? Answer: those ones (near)
- ¿Qué coche prefieres? Answer: this one
- ¿Qué restaurantes recomendarías? Answer: those ones (far away)
- ¿A qué playa vamos? Answer: that one (near)
- Esas. The demonstrative pronoun esas is used instead of the feminine plural noun tiendas (shops).
- Este. The demonstrative pronoun este is used instead of the masculine singular noun coche (car).
- Aquellos. The demonstrative pronoun aquellos is used instead of the masculine plural noun restaurantes (restaurants).
- Esa. The demonstrative pronoun esa is used instead of the feminine singular noun playa (beach).