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Page 172: Los adjetivos y los pronombres posesivos C
They take the place of nouns, and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks.
|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |
**Modelo**:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|A: ¿Qué libro prefieres? |B: Prefiero (**ése** / ésos) porque es para niños. |A: Which book do you prefer? |B: I prefer (that / those) because it is for children. |
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|1.- A: ¿Quieres una de las camisas? |B: Sí, quiero (éste / ésta). |A: Do you want one of the shirts? |B: Yes, I want (this / this one). |
**una de las camisas** is a feminine, singular noun, so the answer is:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|1.- A: ¿Quieres una de las camisas? |B: Sí, quiero (éste / **ésta**). |A: Do you want one of the shirts? |B: Yes, I want (this / this one). |
They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks.
|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |
**Modelo**:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|A: ¿Qué libro prefieres? |B: Prefiero (**ése** / ésos) porque es para niños. |A: Which book do you prefer? |B: I prefer (that / those) because it is for children. |
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|2.- A: ¿Con qué grupo voy a trabajar? |B: Vas a trabajar con (aquél / aquélla). A: What group am I going to work with? |B: You are going to work with (that / that one).
**grupo** is a masculine, singular noun, so the answer is:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|2.- A: ¿Con qué grupo voy a trabajar? |B: Vas a trabajar con (**aquél** / aquélla). A: What group am I going to work with? |B: You are going to work with (that / that one).
They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks.
|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |
**Modelo**:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|A: ¿Qué libro prefieres? |B: Prefiero (**ése** / ésos) porque es para niños. |A: Which book do you prefer? |B: I prefer (that / those) because it is for children. |
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|3.- A: ¿Qué casas vamos a reparar? |B: Vamos a reparar (aquéllas / aquél). | A: What houses are we going to repair? | B: We are going to repair (those / that).
**casas** is a feminine, plural noun, so the answer is:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|3.- A: ¿Qué casas vamos a reparar? |B: Vamos a reparar (**aquéllas** / aquél). | A: What houses are we going to repair? | B: We are going to repair (those / that).
They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks.
|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |
**Modelo**:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|A: ¿Qué libro prefieres? |B: Prefiero (**ése** / ésos) porque es para niños. |A: Which book do you prefer? |B: I prefer (that / those) because it is for children. |
Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|4.- A: ¿Cuál es el documento que vamos a entregar? |B: Es (ése / ésa). | A: What is the document that we are going to deliver? | B: It is (that / that).
**casas** is a feminine, plural noun, so the answer is:
| Spanish| Spanish| English|English |
|–|–|–|–|
|4.- A: ¿Cuál es el documento que vamos a entregar? |B: Es (**ése** / ésa). | A: What is the document that we are going to deliver? | B: It is (that / that).
