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They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks, with some exceptions (we will take a look at them in step 4).
|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 | | |
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Eso |That | |
|Esto| This| |
|Aquello |That (thing over there) | |
**These pronouns are *neutral* and don`t have accent marks and never are located before a noun**.
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|1.- ¿Què es (este / esto)? |What is (this / this)?
There is not a noun after them, so we need the demonstrative pronoun.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|1.- ¿Què es (este / **esto**)? |What is (this / this)?
They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks, with some exceptions (we will take a look at them in step 4).
|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 | | |
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Eso |That | |
|Esto| This| |
|Aquello |That (thing over there) | |
**These pronouns are *neutral* and don`t have accent marks and never are located before a noun**.
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|2.- Discutamos (ese / eso) más. |Let’s discuss (that / that) more.
There is not a noun after them, so we need the demonstrative pronoun.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
2.- Discutamos (ese / **eso**) más. |Let’s discuss (that / that) more.
They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks, with some exceptions (we will take a look at them in step 4).
|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 | | |
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Eso |That | |
|Esto| This| |
|Aquello |That (thing over there) | |
**These pronouns are *neutral* and don`t have accent marks and never are located before a noun**.
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|3.- Traigamos (aquel / aquello) libro al centro recreativo. |Let’s bring (that / that) book to the recreation center.
There is a noun after them, so we need the demonstrative adjective.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|3.- Traigamos (**aquel** / aquello) libro al centro recreativo. |Let’s bring (that / that) book to the recreation center.
They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
They always have written accent marks, with some exceptions (we will take a look at them in step 4).
|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 | | |
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Eso |That | |
|Esto| This| |
|Aquello |That (thing over there) | |
**These pronouns are *neutral* and don`t have accent marks and never are located before a noun**.
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|4.- ¿Quién ha donado (esa / eso) computadora? Who has donated (that / that) computer?
There is a noun after them, so we need the demonstrative adjective.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|4.- ¿Quién ha donado (**esa** / eso) computadora? |Who has donated (that / that) computer?