Demonstrative Adjectives

There are three kinds of demonstratives in Spanish:
- one that points out someone or something near the speaker
- one that points out someone or something farther away
- one that points out someone or something at a great distance away


The male forms of these adjectives are:
este and estos (this or these)

ese and esos (that or those)

aquel and aquellos (that or those over there)

The feminine forms of these adjectives are:
esta and estas (this or these)

esa and esas (that or those)

aquela and aquellas (that or those over there)

*Demonstrative adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun they modify. and they usually go before the noun.

For instance,
Aquella reportera es del canal dos. That reporter is from Channel 2.

Demonstratives can also be pronouns that take the place of nouns. They have the same number and gender as the noun they replace and have a written accent (when there is no ambiguity in the sentence, the accent may be omitted.)

á, é, í, ó, ú,
¿Samen quién es ese señor?...becomes...¿Ése? Sí, es el reportero.
Do you know who that man is?..........That one? Yes, he's the reporter.