0:d1In Spanish, the world is divided into three groups (not two like English) este/estos/... (with plurals and accented forms), which refer to things close to a speaker, ese/esos/..., which refer to things close or relating to a person spoken to, and aquel/aquellos/..., which refer to things far from both.
The only difference between the demonstrative adjectives and pronouns is that the demonstrative pronouns have a written accent over the e: éste, ése, aquél, etc.
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | English |
éste | ésta | esto | this (one) |
éstos | éstas | | these (ones) |
ése | ésa | eso | that (one) |
ésos | ésas | | those (ones) |
aquél | aquélla | aquello | that (one) (over there) |
aquéllos | aquéllas | | those (ones) (over there) |
The neuter demonstrative pronouns have no number, no gender, and no written accent. They are used when there is no specific reference to a noun:
Me gusta esto/I like this.
Ésta es la casa que me gusta/This one is the house that I like.
Other demonstrative pronouns:
Tal (es)/Such.
¿Por qué has hecho tal cosa?/Why have you done such a thing?
Ninguno (a)/None.
Ninguno de ellos quiere come./None of them want to eat.