In Spanish, to express this, this one or these ones we use the demonstrative pronouns: este, esta, estos, estas and esto.
As with all pronouns they are not accompanied by a noun. The noun they refer to will have been mentioned before.
Have a look and listen to these examples:
The pronouns agree in gender and number with the noun they are refering to:
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|
Singular (this one) |
este |
esta |
|
Plural (these ones) |
estos |
estas |
Referring to an idea
When the pronoun is refering to an idea, then we use the neutral pronoun esto, and there is only one form. It could be translated as "this thing".
Have a look and listen to the following examples:
These same forms can be used accompanied by nouns as demonstrative adjectives, see Using este, esta, estos, estas to say this/these (demonstrative adjectives).
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