when to use eso, esa and ese? what's the difference between the three? give examples

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when to use eso, esa and ese? what's the difference between the three? give examples

¡Hola todo! ¿Cómo estan? I found this article from studyspanish.com and it really helped me understand. Hope it does some good for you. http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/demonstratives.htm - circaXsurvives, Mar 7, 2016

Answer 1

All mean "that" in English. The difference is what you're referring to.

• Ese teclado = that keyboard (keyboard in Spanish is male)
• Esa mesa = that table (table in Spanish is female)
• Eso = that (used by itself when you are implying what 'eso' is already)

You can't really say 'eso teclado'. That'd be just poor Spanish.

Hope that helps!

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Great to know, thanks! - benjamint1994, Jun 23, 2015

Answer 2

eso and esa = that (male and female)
'ese' is like...you can say 'eso coche' OR 'ese coche' either one, I think But you can't do this with feminine words

I don't think you are correct--you might want to check your resources on these adjectives! - Pajaro44, Jun 4, 2010

Flag removed. - Eddy, Jun 6, 2010