Syntaxdifficulty 2
demonstratives
este / ese / aquel — three-way distance (this / that-near-you / that-over-there). Each agrees in gender and number.
Examples
Este libro es mío.
→ This book is mine.
Near speaker.
Ese coche que tienes.
→ That car you have.
Near listener.
Aquellos días.
→ Those (distant) days.
Far from both / temporally distant.
Words in this rule
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| este | NN |
| aquel | DT |
| ese | — |
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