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Guía en español sobre los adjetivos demostrativos: este, ese, aquel; reglas de concordancia de género y número, ejemplos prácticos y ejercicios para mejorar su uso.

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A Spanish guide on demonstrative adjectives: este, ese, aquel; gender- and number-agreement rules, practical examples, and exercises to improve their use.

Demonstrative adjectives show which thing you mean by pointing to its relative position in space or sometimes by emphasizing its identity. They always come before a noun and agree in number when your language marks that.

Demonstrative adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives specify which item you mean by indicating its location relative to the speaker. They modify a noun directly and come before that noun.

Which of these sentences correctly uses a demonstrative adjective before the noun?

This pen is yours

Those houses are old

The pen this is yours

Houses those are old

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Near

Adjectives for things near the speaker mark proximity and are used when the item is within reach or immediately by you.

	English Sentence	Adjective Used
	This book is mine.	this

Which demonstrative adjective would you use for a single item that is close to you?

those

this

that

these

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Away

Adjectives for things away from the speaker and listener mark distance and are used for items not near either person.

	English Sentence	Adjective Used
	That car over there is fast.	that

Which demonstrative adjective suits a plural item far from you and the listener?

that

those

these

this

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Sometimes

Demonstrative adjectives can also signal time, emphasis, or discourse roles depending on context—but their primary function is spatial reference.

Fill in the Blank(near) feature highlights the new access method.

___ (near) feature highlights the new access method.

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Summary

Demonstrative adjectives show which noun you mean by marking relative position: use one for items near you and another for items farther away. Always put the adjective before the noun so the distinction is clear.