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Preview Comparisons Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. Repaso: Comparisons, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. To compare two unequal things, actions, or quantities, use the constructions más (+ noun/adjective/adverb +) que and menos (+ noun/adjective/adverb +) que.
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Preview Comparisons Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns Repaso: Comparisons, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
To compare two unequal things, actions, or quantities, use the constructions más (+ noun/adjective/adverb +) que and menos (+ noun/adjective/adverb +) que. Tengo más planes que Fernanda para este año. Seremos menos perezosos que el año pasado. Tú llegaste al colegio más tarde que Sara. Berta nada más que nadie. Comparisons
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns • Use a form of the demonstrative adjective that agrees in gender and number with what the speaker is pointing out and shows how far someone or something is in distance or in time. this these that those that those (farther away) masculine este estos ese esos aquel aquellos feminine esta estas esa esas aquella aquellas
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns • Use a form of the demonstrative adjective that agrees in gender and number with what the speaker is pointing out and shows how far someone or something is in distance or in time. ¿Te gusta estecentro recreativo? Voy a hacer gimnasia con esaschicas que entraron. ¿Te acuerdas de aquelchico que trabajaba aquí?
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns • You can also use a demonstrative pronoun with an accent mark on the stressed syllable (éste, ése, aquél) to avoid repeating a noun. • Use the neutral forms (esto, eso, aquello) to refer to an idea or to something that was said or done. agrees with Ese diseño para el póster es mejor que aquél(aquel diseño).