Demonstratives and articles Flashcards

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demonstrative if object/time is near to the person/present

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este/esta/estos/estas - aquí

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if the object is close to the person you are speaking to or the time you are referencing happened recently

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ese/esa/esos/esas - ahí

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if the object is far from both of you, or the time referenced was a while ago

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aquel/aquella/aquellos/aquellas - allí/allá

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Feminine words that begin with a stressed ‘a’ or ‘ha’ use what article?

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they use the masculine articles, but dont change gender.
eg. el agua fría, las aguas frías del mar
el alma pura, las almas puras

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articles + OTRO and DEMÁS

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you CAN say ‘el otro’ and ‘las demas’ etc. eg. me gusta más el otro
but you CANNOT say ‘un otro’, instead: este no me gusta, dame otro. (without an article)

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Indefinidos of existence

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algún, alguno, alguna,

algunos, algunas

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Indefinidos of no existence

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ningún, ninguno, ninguna (for sing and pl)

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Pronombres indefinidos for people and things

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persona - alguien, nadie

cosa - algo, nada

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use of algún/ningún

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use algún/ningún if it goes before a noun
eg. ningún estudiante
use alguno/ninguno if it is used after the noun or there is no noun
eg. no, ninguno

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