Demonstrative Pronouns
It is important to begin by pointing out that pronouns may be singular or plural and can refer to the distance.
Example:
- Singular and here (singular y aquí):
- I like this car. (Me gusta este coche.)
- Singular and there (singular y allí):
- I like that car. (Me gusta ese coche.)
- Plural and here (plural y aquí):
- I like these cars. (Me gustan estos coches.)
- Plural and there (plural y allí):
- I like those cars. (Me gustan aquellos coches.)
- Demonstrative pronouns may be accompanied by a name as shown in the examples above, or they can go it alone as in the following examples:
- This is a good book. (Éste es un buen libro.)
- What is that? (¿Qué es eso?)
Other Uses of Demonstrative Pronouns (Otros usos de los demostrativos)
- We can use them when we turned to another person on the other end of the phone line:
- Hello. This is Alicia. (Hola. Soy Alicia.)
- Or when we're not sure who we're talking to the other side of the line or someone we do not see because we are in a dark room or in another room:
- Peter, is that you? (¿Eres tú, Peter?)
"This", which also can be used when people present:
- Lucy, this is my friend Jill. (Lucy, ésta es mi amiga Jill.)
"That", which also can be used to refer to something from the past:- That pizza was delicious. (Aquella pizza estaba riquísima.)
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