Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Page 229 Chp. 5 Realidades 3 Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Remember that you use demonstrative adjectives to point out people or things that are nearby and farther away. A demonstrative adjective always comes before the noun and agrees with it in gender and number.

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Me gusta mucho trabajar en este centro recreativo. I really like to work at this recreation center. Quin don esa comida? Who donated that food? Voy a ayudar a aquellos pacientes. Im going to help those patients. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

Demonstrative adjectives can also be used as pronouns to replace nouns. To distinguish them from demonstrative adjectives, they have a written accent. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Me es imposible trabajar para este candidato, pero me encantara trabajar para se. Its impossible for me to work for this candidate, but I would love to work for that one.

Ves esas bolsas? Por favor, recoge sa, pero no recojas aqulla. Do you see those bags? Please pick up that one, but dont pick up that one over there. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns To refer to an idea, or something that has not been identified, use the demonstrative pronouns esto, eso, or aquello. None of these has an accent mark.

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns This Esto is esunfair. injusto. IMe would encantara love that. eso. Qu es aquello?

What is that (over there)? This and These (close to you) Adjectives Este (this) Esta (this) estos estas Pronouns ste (this one) stos sta (this one) stas

(these) (these) (these ones) (these ones) That and Those (closer to the person you are talking to) Adjectives Ese (that) Esa

(that) esos esas Pronouns se (that one) sos sa (that one) sas (those) (those)

(those ones) (those ones) That and Those Over There (far from both of you) Adjectives Aquel (that over there) Aquellos (those over there) Aquella (that over there) Aquellas (those over there)

Pronouns Aqul (that one over there) Aqullos (those ones over there) Aqulla (that one over there) Aqullas (those ones over there)