What is the difference between "esto" and "este"?
What is the difference between "esto" and "este"?
3 Answers
Este ........ adjective
Esto ....... noun
Déjame este libro aquí ...... Leave the book here for me.
Déjame esto aquí ......... Leave it here for me.
este...demonstrative adjective...this book (modifies masculine, singular nouns)
este or éste (tilde not mandatory)...demonstrative pronoun...this one, this thing... This one is the correct one. Here the "one" must refer to a masculine, singular noun.
este=East (compass direction)
este=filler word for um, er, etc.
esto...can only be a demonstrative pronoun. It is neuter and only refers to abstract concepts or unknowns which have no gender.
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I think
Este must be followed by a noun like
Este lapiz- this pencil
while Esto must stand by itself.
Esto lapiz - Wrong
