Demonstrative adjectives: este, ese, aquel
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Demonstrative adjectives: este, ese, aquel
Demonstrative adjectives (like 'this' and 'that') change in Spanish according to the degree of distance in space and time:
Near
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| ♂ | Este móvil | Estos móviles |
| ♀ | Esta casa | Estas casas |
Medium distance
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| ♂ | Ese árbol | Esos árboles |
| ♀ | Esa señora | Esas señoras |
Further away
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| ♂ | Aquel día | Aquellos días |
| ♀ | Aquella casa | Aquellas casas |
Note: the demonstrative adjective is always placed in front of the noun, and must agree with it in terms of gender and number.
¿Cuánto cuestan estas naranjas?
How much are these oranges?
¿Cuánto cuestan esos plátanos?
How much are those bananas?
¿Cuánto cuesta aquella bicicleta?
How much is that bike?
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