Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons
Dec 14, 2015
Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons
Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives point out
things. Use forms of este for things close to you. Use forms of ese for things farther away.
Masculine Feminine
ThisThese
Singular Plural
Este Estos
Esta Estas
That Those
SingularPlural
EseEsos
Esaesas
Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative Adjectives must agree in
gender and number with the object they are describing.
este vestido – this dress esta camisa – this shirt estos pantalones – these pants estas bolsas – these purses ese sombrero – that hat esa blusa – that blouse esos zapatos – those shoes esas chaquetas – those jackets
Demonstrative Adjectives
You may forget which demonstrative adjectives are used for things that are close and which are used for things that are farther away.
The words that contain the letter “t” (este, esta, estos, estas) are the ones used that are close enough to touch.
How would you say “those pants”?
A. Este pantalonesB. Esos pantalonesC. Esas pantalonesD. Estes pantalones
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How would you say “this t-shirt”?
A. Este camisetaB. Esa camisetaC. Esta camisetaD. Esas camisetas
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How would you say “these boots”?
A. Estas botasB. Estos botasC. Este botasD. Ese botas
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How would you say “that man”?
A. Ese hombreB. Esta hombreC. Esa hombreD. Este hombre
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Comparisons Use these expressions with adjectives to
compare things. The adjective agrees in gender and number with the object described.
Mas + adjective +que
More…than
Tan + adjective + como
As…as
Menos + adjective +que
Less…than
Ejemplos Demonstrative adjectives: ¿Te gusta este vestido? Do you like this
dress. Me gusta mas esa falda. I like that
skirt more. Comparisons Esta camiseta es mas bonita que esa
camiseta. This t-shirt is prettier than that t-shirt.
Adjectives These adjectives have
irregular comparative forms.
Bueno(a)
Mejor(es)
Good
better
Malo(a)
Peor(es)
Bad
worse
Joven
Menor(es)
Young
younger
Viejo(a)
Mayor(es)
Old
older
Mas que, menos que, tanto como
Use mas que, menos que, and tanto como to say if someone does something more than, less than, or as much as someone else.
Eliza compra tanto como Isabel. Eliza buys as much as Isabel. Mis padres salen menos que mis
abuelitos. My parents go out more than my
grandparents.
These demonstrative adjectives are used for things far away.
A. Este, estos, esta, estasB. Ese, esos, esa, esas
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These demonstrative adjectives are used for things close to you.
A. Este, estos, esta, estasB. Ese, esos, esa, esas
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This is the singular masculine demonstrative adjective for something close to you.
A. esoB. esteC. ese
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This is the singular feminine demonstrative adjective for something far away from you.
A. EsaB. EsasC. estas
This is the plural feminine demonstrative adjective for something far away from you.
A. EstaB. EsosC. esas
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This expression is used to say that something is more than something else. To compare.
A. Mas+ adjective +queB. Tan + adjective +comoC. Menos +adjective +que
Translate : younger
A. Peor(es)B. Viejor(a)C. Menor(es)D. Bueno(a)
Translate: worse
A. Peor(es)B. Viejor(a)C. Mayor(es)D. malo(a)
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Fill in the blank to say that Maria is less athletic than Ana. Maria es ____ atletica que Ana. A. Mas queB. Menos queC. Tanto como[Default][MC Any][MC All]