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Revising Spanish grammar - pronouns - CCEADemonstrative pronouns

Pronouns are used to replace nouns. Pronouns are usually shorter and quicker ways of referring to a noun to help make sentences less repetitive.

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Demonstrative pronouns

are used instead of a to avoid repeating it, eg 驴Que libro te gusta? (Which book do you like?) could be answered with the demonstrative pronoun 茅蝉迟别 (this one).

this one/these onesthat one/those ones (near)that one/those ones (further away)
masculine singular茅蝉迟别 茅蝉别谩辩耻别濒
feminine singular茅蝉迟补茅蝉补谩辩耻别濒la
masculine plural茅蝉迟辞蝉茅蝉辞蝉谩辩耻别濒los
feminine plural茅蝉迟补s茅蝉补s谩辩耻别濒las
masculine singular
this one/these ones茅蝉迟别
that one/those ones (near)茅蝉别
that one/those ones (further away)谩辩耻别濒
feminine singular
this one/these ones茅蝉迟补
that one/those ones (near)茅蝉补
that one/those ones (further away)谩辩耻别濒la
masculine plural
this one/these ones茅蝉迟辞蝉
that one/those ones (near)茅蝉辞蝉
that one/those ones (further away)谩辩耻别濒los
feminine plural
this one/these ones茅蝉迟补s
that one/those ones (near)茅蝉补s
that one/those ones (further away)谩辩耻别濒las

The forms esto, eso and aquello can be used for a general idea, eg esto me parece fascinante (this seems fascinating to me), eso no me interesa (that doesn't interest me).

Question

Reply to the questions with the correct demonstrative pronoun.

  1. 驴Cu谩les son las tiendas mejores? Answer: those ones (near)
  2. 驴Qu茅 coche prefieres? Answer: this one
  3. 驴Qu茅 restaurantes recomendar铆as? Answer: those ones (far away)
  4. 驴A qu茅 playa vamos? Answer: that one (near)

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