Ese/Esa or eso

Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ese/Esa or eso

Can you please tell me when to use 'eso' and when to use 'ese' or 'esa'. In the sentence, 'Eso es un paraguas.' why 'eso' and not 'ese'? And, is the usage of 'esto' similar?

Thank you.

Colin

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using un, una to say a/an in Spanish (singular indefinite articles)"

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorCorrect answer

Thank you Inma, now I understand.

Thanks.

Coin

Like14 years ago

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Colin,

esto and eso are used to mean "this thing here..." so:

Esto es un paraguas y eso es un parasol.

This [thing here] is an umbrella and that [thing there] is a parasol.

It is as if we were "identifying" things.

If we used "este", "ese", we would be referring to a specific item with the intention of differentiating it from others:

Este es mi paraguas.

This [one] is my umbrella.

Saludos

Inma

Like24 years ago

Colin H. asked:

Ese/Esa or eso

Can you please tell me when to use 'eso' and when to use 'ese' or 'esa'. In the sentence, 'Eso es un paraguas.' why 'eso' and not 'ese'? And, is the usage of 'esto' similar?

Thank you.

Colin

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