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What are demonstratives?

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Demonstratives are words that serve to point to beings or objects, for example, these sheep.

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In addition to pointing to beings or objects, demonstratives also express at what distance from the speaker are those beings or objects, for example, these sheep,

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those horses, those camels.

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What are the forms of demonstratives?

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The forms of demonstratives are the following. They can be singular or plural, and within these we find masculine and feminine.

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In the masculine singular we find este, ese and aquel. In the feminine, esta, esa and aquella. Este and esta are of proximity, ese and esa of medium distance and aquel, aquella of distance.

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The same happens with the plural. In the masculine plural we find estos, esos and aquellos. In the feminine, estas, esas and aquellas. Estos and estas are of proximity, esos and esas are of medium distance and aquellos and aquellas of distance.

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What are the functions of demonstratives?

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Demonstratives can occupy different positions in the nominal group. In each of them they perform a different function. Many times demonstratives appear in front of the noun. In that position they function as determinants, for example, ese muchacho.

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Sometimes demonstratives appear behind the noun. In that case they act as adjectives and perform the complement function, for example, el muchacho ese.

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What are the functions of demonstratives?

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What are the functions of demonstratives?

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What are the functions of demonstratives?