{"id":143404,"date":"2023-03-28T12:27:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/spanish-demonstratives\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T08:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:21:39","slug":"spanish-demonstratives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/spanish-demonstratives\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish demonstratives\u2014words like this, that, these<\/em> and those<\/em>\u2014are used in nearly every conversation and are extremely helpful for Spanish learners.\u00a0Knowing them won’t just help you get around in Spain or Latin America<\/a> without resorting to hand gestures<\/a> and pointing, but they’re also key to understanding countless conversations.<\/p>\n

In this post, you’ll learn all six Spanish demonstrative adjectives and pronouns and how to use them like a native speaker.<\/p>\n

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What Are Demonstratives?<\/h2>\n

Demonstratives are words like “this,” “that” and “that over there.” And when plural, they become “these,” “those” and “those over there.”<\/p>\n

Demonstratives are always either pronouns or adjectives.<\/p>\n

A demonstrative is an adjective when it describes a noun. An example of an English demonstrative adjective would be:<\/p>\n

That<\/strong> house is<\/em> beautiful.<\/em><\/p>\n

This<\/strong> dress is expensive.<\/em><\/p>\n

A demonstrative pronoun replaces the noun and should only be used when it’s already clear what you’re talking about (either from what you’ve previously said or from a gesture, like pointing at something). For example:<\/p>\n

That<\/strong> is beautiful.\u00a0<\/em>(Referring to the house)<\/p>\n

This<\/strong> is expensive.<\/em> (Referring to the dress)<\/p>\n

Spanish Demonstratives: Adjectives vs. Pronouns<\/h2>\n

Understanding the difference between a demonstrative adjective and a demonstrative pronoun can be tricky, but here’s it put simply: the adjective describes<\/em> a noun, whereas the pronoun replaces<\/em> a noun.<\/p>\n

There are six demonstratives in Spanish, and they can be used as either pronouns or adjectives just like the English demonstratives we saw above:<\/p>\n