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There are two ways to say that/those in Spanish: ese and aquel. Learn about ese in this lesson.
That/those in Spanish
To express that/those + [noun] in Spanish, you use the following Spanish demonstrative adjectives: ese, esa, esos, esas + [noun].
Like in English (that), you use these to talk about something or someone that is close to the listener, not the speaker.
Have a look at these examples:
They agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to, as follows:
| Masculine |
Feminine |
|
|
Singular (that) |
ese |
esa |
|
Plural (those) |
esos |
esas |
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