In the following sentences, the words in bold all function as pronouns, since they all take the place of a noun. Maria is next; give her the ball. Juan is here; say hello to him. That pencil is yours; this is mine. This book is mine; that is yours. Notice that pronouns replace a noun. As you have just seen, the words "this" and "that" can function as both adjectives and pronouns. This book is mine. Juan reads this book.
Juan reads this. That statue is Greek. Esa estatua es griega. That one is American. Esa es americana. Spanish has three words where English only has two. In English, we say "this" or "that" depending upon whether the object is close to us or not.
In Spanish, we also say "this" and "that," but there is another, separate word used to mean "that one over there. Here are the three forms for "this" "that" and "that one over there. Demonstrative pronouns are similar to adjectives however they stand for the noun rather than replace them. They also agree in number and gender with the nouns they replace.
The neuter forms esto, eso and aquello refer to general statements, ideas or an object of indeterminate gender. These forms do not vary in gender and number. After the noun has been mentioned, the form of the demonstrative adjective or pronoun must correspond to the noun. There is no pronunciation difference however. Note that the neuter pronouns have no accent mark, since there are no corresponding neuter adjectives.
You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Esta casa — This house.
Estos libros — These books. Estas casas — These houses. In addition, we can even reverse this sentence with the demonstrative as the subject and it will make sense, e. This quiz will test if you understand the basic rules to use demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives in Spanish.
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