{"id":97066,"date":"2024-06-14T10:37:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T10:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supermemo.com\/?p=97066"},"modified":"2024-08-13T08:22:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:22:04","slug":"demonstrative-pronouns-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.supermemo.com\/en\/blog\/demonstrative-pronouns-spanish","title":{"rendered":"Demonstrative Pronouns \u2013 Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-10 col-lg-9 col-xl-8 mx-auto\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p> <br><strong>Demonstrative pronouns play a crucial role in everyday communication, allowing us to precisely identify people, objects, or places we want to highlight. In Spanish, as in many other languages, these pronouns are an essential element of grammar. They enable us to point to something that is close to us, close to our interlocutor, or something that is distant from both.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In this article, we will take a closer look at demonstrative pronouns in Spanish, their forms, and their use in various contexts. You will learn how to correctly use these pronouns to make your statements clear and precise. You will also discover the differences based on gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) and number (singular, plural), allowing you to fully master this aspect of Spanish grammar.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are demonstrative pronouns in Spanish?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Known as &#8220;pronombres demostrativos,&#8221; these are words used to indicate specific people, objects, or places depending on their distance from the speaker and listener. These pronouns serve a similar function to the Polish pronouns &#8220;ten,&#8221; &#8220;ta,&#8221; &#8220;to,&#8221; &#8220;ci,&#8221; &#8220;te,&#8221; but in Spanish, they have more forms, which vary depending on gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) and number (singular, plural).<\/p>\n\n<p>In Spanish, demonstrative pronouns are <strong>three-tiered<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>They are divided into <strong>invariable<\/strong> and <strong>variable<\/strong> pronouns.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invariable Pronouns<\/h2>\n\n<p>The following three demonstrative pronouns are <strong>invariable<\/strong> and appear independently (used only as <strong>nouns<\/strong>). The distinction between the pronouns <strong>esto<\/strong> (this), <strong>eso<\/strong> (that), <strong>aquello<\/strong> (that over there) defines the distance of the object or person from the speakers, i.e.,<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>esto<\/strong> \u2013 indicates that the object is closer to the speaker;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>eso <\/strong>\u2013 closer to the person being spoken to;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>aquello<\/strong> \u2013 distant from both people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es esto? \u2013 Esto es un hotel.<br>What is this? \u2013 This is a hotel.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es eso? \u2013 Eso es un museo.<br>What is that? \u2013 That is a museum.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es aquello? \u2013 Aquello es una catedral.<br>What is that over there? \u2013 That is a cathedral.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Variable Pronouns<\/h2>\n\n<p>The demonstrative pronouns below are variable by number and gender. They function as adjectives.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>m.<\/td><td>f.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>singular<\/td><td>este<br>ese<br>aquel<\/td><td>esta&nbsp;<br>esa<br>aquella<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>plural<\/td><td>estos<br>esos<br>aquellos<\/td><td>estas<br>esas<br>aquellas<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p>The distinction between the three pronouns <strong>este<\/strong>, <strong>ese<\/strong>, <strong>aquel <\/strong>defines the distance of the object or person from the speakers:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>este<\/strong> \u2013 indicates that the object or person is closer to the speaker;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ese <\/strong>\u2013 closer to the person being spoken to;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>aquel<\/strong> \u2013 distant from both people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accent in Demonstrative Pronouns<\/h2>\n\n<p>The variable demonstrative pronouns este, ese, aquel can also appear independently as nouns. They are accented if the lack of an accent could cause ambiguity in the statement:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>m.<\/td><td>f.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>singular<\/td><td>\u00e9ste<br>\u00e9se<br>aqu\u00e9l<\/td><td>\u00e9sta<br>\u00e9sa<br>aqu\u00e9lla<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>plural<\/td><td>\u00e9stos<br>\u00e9sos<br>aqu\u00e9llos<\/td><td>\u00e9stas<br>\u00e9sas<br>aqu\u00e9llas<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>\u00c9ste\/Este no me gusta.<\/strong> \u2013 I don\u2019t like this one.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Este coche no es como \u00e9se\/ese.<\/strong> \u2013 This car is not like that one.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Este ni\u00f1o es simp\u00e1tico, pero aqu\u00e9l\/aquel es antip\u00e1tico.<\/strong> \u2013 This child is nice, but that one is not.<\/p>\n\n<p>Example of a sentence where it is necessary to accent the demonstrative pronoun for clarity:<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00bfD\u00f3nde venden esos coches baratos? \u2013 Where do they sell those cheap cars?<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00bfD\u00f3nde venden \u00e9sos coches baratos? \u2013 Where do those people sell cheap cars?<\/p>\n\n<p>The difference between the meanings of the three pronouns este, ese, aquel corresponds to the distinction between the adverbs of place:<\/p>\n\n<p>aqu\u00ed \u2013 here<\/p>\n\n<p>ah\u00ed \u2013 here\/there<\/p>\n\n<p>all\u00ed \u2013 there<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>este, esta, estos, estas \u2192 aqu\u00ed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ese, esa, esos, esas \u2192 \u2192 ah\u00ed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas \u2192 \u2192 \u2192 all\u00ed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The above information about pronouns and example sentences comes from the course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supermemo.com\/en\/courses\/spanish-1-no-problem\">Spanish A1. \u00a1No hay problema!<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n<p>Demonstrative pronouns in Spanish are an indispensable element of grammar that allows us to precisely identify people, objects, or places depending on their distance from the speaker and listener.<\/p>\n\n<p>Key demonstrative pronouns are:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Este, esta, esto<\/strong> \u2013 used to indicate something close to the speaker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ese, esa, eso<\/strong> \u2013 used to indicate something close to the person being spoken to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aquel, aquella, aquello<\/strong> \u2013 used to indicate something distant from both the speaker and the person being spoken to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>These pronouns have forms adapted to gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) and number (singular, plural). 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