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Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons

Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons. Demonstrative Adjectives. Demonstrative adjectives point out things. Use forms of este for things close to you. Use forms of ese for things farther away. . Demonstrative Adjectives.

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Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons

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  1. Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons

  2. Demonstrative Adjectives • Demonstrative adjectives point out things. Use forms of este for things close to you. Use forms of ese for things farther away.

  3. Demonstrative Adjectives • Demonstrative Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the object they are describing. • estevestido – this dress • estacamisa – this shirt • estospantalones – these pants • estasbolsas – these purses • ese sombrero – that hat • esablusa – that blouse • esoszapatos – those shoes • esaschaquetas – those jackets

  4. Demonstrative Adjectives • You may forget which demonstrative adjectives are used for things that are close and which are used for things that are farther away. • The words that contain the letter “t” (este, esta, estos, estas) are the ones used that are close enough to touch.

  5. How would you say “those pants”? • Este pantalones • Esospantalones • Esaspantalones • Estes pantalones [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  6. How would you say “this t-shirt”? • Este camiseta • Esacamiseta • Estacamiseta • Esascamisetas [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  7. How would you say “these boots”? • Estasbotas • Estosbotas • Este botas • Esebotas [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  8. How would you say “that man”? • Ese hombre • Esta hombre • Esa hombre • Este hombre [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  9. Comparisons • Use these expressions with adjectives to compare things. The adjective agrees in gender and number with the object described.

  10. Ejemplos • Demonstrative adjectives: • ¿Te gustaestevestido? Do you like this dress. • Me gustamasesafalda. I like that skirt more. • Comparisons • Estacamisetaesmasbonitaqueesacamiseta. • This t-shirt is prettier than that t-shirt.

  11. Adjectives • These adjectives have irregular comparative forms.

  12. Masque, menosque, tantocomo • Use masque, menosque, and tantocomoto say if someone does something more than, less than, or as much as someone else. • Eliza compratantocomo Isabel. • Eliza buys as much as Isabel. • Mis padres salenmenosquemisabuelitos. • My parents go out more than my grandparents.

  13. These demonstrative adjectives are used for things far away. • Este, estos, esta, estas • Ese, esos, esa, esas [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  14. These demonstrative adjectives are used for things close to you. • Este, estos, esta, estas • Ese, esos, esa, esas [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  15. This is the singular masculine demonstrative adjective for something close to you. • eso • este • ese [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  16. This is the singular feminine demonstrative adjective for something far away from you. • Esa • Esas • estas [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  17. This is the plural feminine demonstrative adjective for something far away from you. • Esta • Esos • esas [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  18. This expression is used to say that something is more than something else. To compare. • Mas+ adjective +que • Tan + adjective +como • Menos +adjective +que [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  19. Translate : younger • Peor(es) • Viejor(a) • Menor(es) • Bueno(a) [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  20. Translate: worse • Peor(es) • Viejor(a) • Mayor(es) • malo(a) [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  21. Fill in the blank to say that Maria is less athletic than Ana. Maria es ____ atleticaque Ana. • Masque • Menosque • Tantocomo [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

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