Spanish: Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Adjectives

Objective: to understand, and use efficiently, demonstrative adjectives

What are demonstrative adjectives?

• Demonstrative adjectives are translated as:

• this/these

• that/those

What are demonstrative adjectives?

• In Spanish there are two ways of saying "that/those", depending on whether the item is nearby or further away.

• So, to talk about "that book on the desk in front of you" - ese libro

• Whereas "those houses that you can see out of the window, over there" - aquellas casas

Demonstrative adjectives

Masculine

Demonstrative adjectives

Feminine

Multiple Choice

No puedo ver (that) _____reloj.

• ese
• eso
• esa
• aquel

Multiple Choice

Prefiero (those over there) ______ computadoras.

• esas
• aquellos
• aquellas
• estas

Multiple Choice

Voy a (this) ___ escuela.

• esta
• esa
• aquella
• este

Multiple Choice

Necesito (that over there)_____ chaqueta.

• aquellas
• esas 
• estas
• aquella

Multiple Choice

That tshirt over there

• aquellas camisetas
• esta camiseta
• esa camiseta
• aquella camiseta

Multiple Choice

Translate: Those skirts

• Estas faldas

• Esas faldas

• Estos faldas

• Eses faldas

Multiple Choice

Translate: These coats

• Estos abrigos

• Esos abrigos

• Esas abrigos

• Estas abrigos

Multiple Select

Pick ALL the words that mean "these"

• estes

• estas

• eses

• esas

Multiple Select

Pick ALL the answers meaning "those".

• eses

• esas

• estes

• estas

Multiple Select

Pick ALL the answers meaning "that".

• ese

• esa

• este

• esta

Multiple Select

Pick ALL the answers meaning "this".

• este

• esta

• ese

• esa