the difference in use between este and ésta with examples.
Ha dicho que esta mañana vendrá. Ha dicho que ésta mañana vendrá. Explain the difference.
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REx, you are quite mistaken and I am happy to see an example like this as it is not easy to find one in which the accent on the demonstrative pronoun is actually mandatory, (It is normally NOT accented)
Ha dicho que esta mañana vendrá. He said he would come this morning (demonstrative adjective)
Ha dicho que ésta mañana vendrá. He said that that person (ella) would come tomorrow. (demonstrative pronoun)
No ha venido ninguna de las mujeres que dijo que vendría.
Pues ha venido otra esta mañana.
Hmm, ¿tú crees que ésta vendrá mañana?
The "esta" in the first sentence is a demonstrative adjective. In the second sentence, "ésta" is used incorrectly. "Ésta" is a demonstrative pronoun, which means it should demonstrate the noun it replaces (this one, that one).
Here are two links, one on demonstrative pronouns and one on demonstrative adjectives.
I thought sushanta was wanting to know how to use "this morning" in a sentence. If that was the case, the first sentence is right, and the second one is wrong. Hardly anyone forms a sentence like the second one because it's confusing.
As to the other matter, you wrote "Rex, you are quite mistaken . . . ." That basically means "Rex, you are very mistaken" or "Rex, you really messed up."
It's easy to misunderstand the second sentence. "Ésta" shouldn't be used in the sentence like it is because it creates confusion. It's not very clear whether the sentence means "this morning" or "that person." The only way to know is to look for the presence or absence of an accent mark. I misunderstood what the user was trying to write. I thought it was a grammar error. And it may still be an error if the user meant to say "this morning" instead of "that one." Here is how I would write it: Ha dicho que ésta vendrá mañana.
I like being corrected, but please be more gentle next time.
