Spanish · Chapter 4 · Lesson 6 · Grammar primer
Demonstratives: este, ese, aquel
This, that, and that-over-there. Gender + number agreement with the noun being pointed at.
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The demonstrative English speakers never reach for
Spanish splits distance three ways where English splits it two. Este is near me, ese is near you, aquel is far from both of us in space or in time. Because English has no third word, learners squash everything into ese. If the thing is across the room or years back, it is aquel.
Aquellos años fueron los mejores de mi vida.
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