Syntaxdifficulty 2
demonstratives
Sentenceeste / 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 | English |
|---|---|
| este | east |
| aquel | that (over there) |
| ese | that |
Practice Spanish in context
Write AI sentences that force each case of demonstratives using your Easy vocab — or read articles where we underline the words that trigger each rule.