Question

CLAUDIA ¿Quieres comprar (1) corbata, Gerardo? GERARDO No, no quiero comprar (2) . Prefiero (3) del escaparate (display case). CLAUDIA (4) es bonita, pero no hace juego con tu chaqueta. GERARDO Mira (5) chaqueta. Es muy elegante y está a buen precio. Sí, puedo usar (6) y darle a mi hermano ésta. CLAUDIA ¿Y (7) cinturón? GERARDO (8) es muy elegante. ¿Es caro? CLAUDIA Es más barato que (9) tres del escaparate.

Answer 1

In this question, we need to provide the appropriate pronouns to modify or replace the nouns in the sentences.
1. ESTA = this one (because Claudia is holding a tie and showing it to Gerardo)
2. ESTA
3. ESA = that one (he is pointing to a tie in a display case)
4. ESA
5. AQUELLA = that one over there (it is a bit farther than ESA)
6. ESA
7. ESTE = this one (again, she is holding a belt and showing it to him)
8. ESTE
9. AQUELLOS

In Spanish, you also need to pay attention to the gender of any noun, as well as the number when looking for the correct pronoun.

Answer 2

CLAUDIA: ¿Quieres comprar esta corbata, Gerardo?

GERARDO: No, no quiero comprar ésta. Prefiero esa del escaparate.

CLAUDIA: Esa es bonita, pero no hace juego con tu chaqueta.

GERARDO Mira aquella chaqueta. Es muy elegante y está a buen precio. Sí, puedo usar esa y darle a mi hermano ésta.

CLAUDIA: ¿Y este cinturón?

GERARDO: Éste es muy elegante. ¿Es caro?

CLAUDIA: Es más barato que aquellos tres del escaparate.

Just as in English, Demonstrative Adjectives demonstrate a characteristic of the noun they modify. So, in this case, this characteristic is the location with respect to the listener or the speaker. In Spanish, there are three sets of demonstrative adjectives, each of which has four different forms that vary by gender and number, namely: este, ese and aquel. In this way, the translation of this adjectives is: this, that, these, or those. We use este to describe a noun that is close to the speaker and listener. On the other hand, ese is used to indicate nouns that are further from the speaker and not easily within reach so the noun may be close to the listener, but not the speaker. Finally, we use aquel to talk about nouns that are far away from both the speaker and the listener. In the Table below is shown four forms demonstrative adjectives can take in Spanish.