Spanish Grammar

Pronunciation & Accents
Gender & Def./Indef. Articles Subject Pronouns
The Verb Ser
Plural Nouns & Adjectives
The Calendar
Cardinal & Ordinal Numbers
Telling Time

Hay
Verbs - The Present Tense
The Verb Ir
The Verb Tener
The Verb Estar
Ser vs. Estar
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Pronouns

Stem-Changing Verbs
Object Pronouns
The Verb Gustar
The Weather

Reflexive Verbs
Por vs. Para
Demonstratives
The Verb Acabar de
The Verb Volver a
The Past Tense - Pretérito Prepositions
Informal Commands

The Past Tense - Imperfecto
Preterit vs. Imperfect
Past Participles
Present Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
The Subjunctive
Formal Commands
The Future Tense
The Conditional Tense

Spanish Demonstrative Pronouns & Adjectives

Learn Spanish: Spanish Demonstratives

In this learn Spanish grammar lesson, we go over Spanish demonstrative pronouns and Spanish demonstrative adjectives, both which are identical in Spanish except that Spanish demonstrative pronouns take an accent.

Demonstrative Pronouns in Spanish

A demonstrative pronoun points to and identifies a noun or a pronoun. "This" and "these" refer to things that are nearby either in space or in time, while "that" and "those" refer to things that are farther away in space or time. Review the table below to learn these demonstrative pronouns in Spanish.

Let's take a look at a few examples of Spanish demonstrative pronouns used in sentences:

Esta casa es mía, pero ésa es tuya.
This house is mine, but that one is yours.

La mejor cerveza es ésta.
The best beer is this one.

The Spanish Demonstrative Pronoun Neuter:

The Spanish demonstrative pronoun nueter that you see above is reserved for when you are referring to something non-specific or when you simply don't know or can't know the name of the referrant. For example, "That's true!" is considered something non-specific, whereas, "What is this?" is something that isn't known. Let's look at some examples in Spanish:

¡Esto es fantastico! (This is fantastic!)
¿Qué es eso? (What is that?)

Demonstrative Adjectives in Spanish

A demonstrative adjective (this, that, these, those) show whether the noun they refer to is either singular or plural and whether it is located near to or far from the speaker or writer. As stated above, demonstrative adjectives in Spanish are identical to demonstrative pronouns in Spanish except they don't carry an accent.

Let's take a look at a few examples of Spanish demonstrative adjectives used in sentences:

Aquellos libros son rojos. Those books (over there) are red.
Esa mesa es muy grande. That desk is very big.