Demonstrative adjectives in Spanish
To express this/these + [noun] in Spanish, you use the following demonstrative adjectives: este, esta, estos, estas + [noun].
Like in English (this), you use these to talk about something or someone that is close to the speaker.
Have a look at these examples:
They agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to, as follows:
Masculine |
Feminine |
|
Singular (this) |
este |
esta |
Plural (these) |
estos |
estas |
These same forms can be used as pronouns. See Using esto, este, esta, estos, estas to say "this", "this one" and "these ones" (demonstrative pronouns).
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