Demonstrative Adjectives in Spanish: A Closer Look

The video tutorial explains the use of demonstrative adjectives in Spanish, highlighting the differences in expressing distance compared to English. It covers three levels of distance: close, middle, and far, using specific adjectives for each. The tutorial provides examples and tips for using these adjectives correctly, emphasizing their importance in communication.

What is the Spanish term for 'demonstrative adjectives'?

• Adjetivos demostrativos

• Adjetivos descriptivos

• Verbos demostrativos

• Nombres demostrativos

How many scales of distance do English demonstrative adjectives have?

• One

• Three

• Two

• Four

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What Spanish demonstrative adjective would you use for an object close by?

• Estos

• Aquel

• Ese

• Este

What is the plural form of 'Este'?

• Estos

• Este

• Estas

• Esto

What does 'Esa' translate to in English?

• Those

• This

• These

• That

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which word pair correctly matches the Spanish to the English equivalent for 'There'?

• Aquel, Aquella

• Aquí, Acá

• Ahí, Allí

• Ese, Esa

Which demonstrative adjective would you use for something far away?

• Esa

• Esos

• Este

• Aquel

What does 'Aquellas' translate to in English?

• That

• This

• These

• Those

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which set of demonstrative adjectives is used to indicate the greatest physical or temporal distance?

• Este, Esta

• Estos, Estas

• Ese, Esa

• Aquel, Aquella

In Spanish, what must demonstrative adjectives agree with?

• Speaker's perspective

• Noun's gender and number

• Adjective intensity

• Verb tense