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Question

Hi, i'm trying to test out of spanish 2 ab and i was wondering if i could get some help demonstrative adjs. esta ,este, estos they alll go to one gender, BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE gender of the item that you are demonstratizing(to all english learners, i don't know if demostratizing is a real word do not take my word for it) I'm doing work with demonstrative adjectives, esta este estos estas, eso esos etc. i know that each demonstrative adjective corresponds to one gender and number, BUT what if i don't know the gender of the item, what word would i use in that situation.

PLEASE TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT I DID WRONG. I was doing some sample problems in the book. please check the work i've done

Comentarios

leamos graciela y leonora esta/s de compras. Lee los comentarios de graciele e indica las respuestas de leonora

1.me gusta esos zapatos. ?vas a comprarlos? a. no, me quedan grandes. B. si, te quedan muy bien

2.Esa blusa es una ganga, ?no te parece? A. Me parece muy cara. B. le queda pequen~a

3.prefiero lo spantalones vaqueros a los pantalones cortos. A. les gustan los pantalones vaqueros. B. te quedan mejor que los pantalones cortos.

4.?estan estos pantalones a la ultima moda? A. te quedan pequen~os B. me parecen pasados de moda.

5.Me encantan estas sandalias rojas. Son numbero 6. A.te quedan pequenas. Usas el numbero 7, ?no? B. les parecen bonitas.

6.necesito un regalo para joaquin. Voy a comprarle un libro. A. le queda bien. B. Me parece aburrido

1.B 2.A 3.A 4.Help me with this one please 5.is it A? 6.uhm, please help me

Answer 1

Demonstrative adjectives modify specific nouns. If there is a noun, it must have gender. If it's just a case that you don't know the gender of the noun, then look it up or you'll probably be incorrect. There is no neuter, demonstrative adjective since the adjective can't be used without a noun to modify.

Demonstrative pronouns have a neuter form (esto, eso, aquello) to address abstract concepts or unknown nouns which we do not know the gender of.

1.me gusta esos zapatos. ?vas a comprarlos? a. no, me quedan grandes. B. si, te quedan muy bien

I like those shoes. Are you going to buy them? a. no, they are too big for me. b. yes, they fit you well.

3.prefiero lo spantalones vaqueros a los pantalones cortos. A. les gustan los pantalones vaqueros. B. te quedan mejor que los pantalones cortos.

I prefer jeans to shorts. A. You (all) or they like jeans. B. They fit you (singular, informal) better than the shorts.

4.?estan estos pantalones a la ultima moda? A. te quedan pequen~os B. me parecen pasados de moda.

Are these pants the latest style? a. They are small on you. b. They seem outdated (passe) to me.

Yes, 5 is A. It uses tú, not les. (ustedes or ellos/ellas)

6.necesito un regalo para joaquin. Voy a comprarle un libro. A. le queda bien. B. Me parece aburrido

I need a gift for Joaquín. I am going to buy him a book. A. It looks good on him/you, but formal you; not informal. B. It looks boring to me. (if she hadn't been using the familiar previously, this could be "you seem bored to me".)