Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Adjectives

How to Point Things Out

What is a Demonstrative Adjective?

A demonstrative adjectives is a word that is used to point out nouns. In English, these adjectives include "this", "that", "these", and "those"

Multiple Select

Which one of these phrases has an English demonstrative adjective?

• Their clothes

• His shoes

• This house

• Her pets

• Those cars

Singular Demonstrative Adjectives

• These are the singular demonstrative adjectives. Este and Esta both mean "this" and are used for objects close to you

• Ese and Esa both mean "that" and are used for objects that are at a distance

Multiple Choice

What is the correct translation of the sentence? "Esta camiseta es muy pequeña."

• These t-shirt is very small.

• This t-shirt is very small.

• That t-shirt is very small.

• Those t-shirt is very small.

Plural Demonstrative Adjectives

• These are the plural demonstrative adjectives. Estos and Estas both mean "those" and are used for object close to you.

• Esos and Esas both mean "those" and are used for objects at a distance.

Multiple Select

Select all of the PLURAL demonstrative adjectives.

• Esa manzana

• Estas botas

• Esta blusa

• Estos zapatos

• Esos suéteres

Multiple Choice

What is the correct English translation of the Spanish sentence? "Ese suéter es demasiado grande, ¿no?"

• That sweater is too big, isn't it?

• This sweater is too big, isn't it?

• These sweater is too big, isn't it?

• Those sweater is too big, isn't it?

Rules to Remember

• Like other adjectives in Spanish, demonstrative adjectives have to agree in gender and number with the nouns that follow them.

• For example, "those strawberries" in Spanish would be "esas frescas" because strawberries is plural and feminine in Spanish.

Multiple Choice

How would you say "those dogs" in Spanish?

• Eso perros

• Esos perros

• Este perros

• Estos perros

Multiple Choice

How would you say "Esta sopa" in English?

• That soup

• These soup

• This soup

• Those soup