How different between "este/a" and "éste/a" (e and é)
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I saw there are both "este" and "éste", so I don't know how different of they two. 
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updated Jan 18, 2011
posted by ivetren
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Este can be either the demonstrative adjective this or the demonstrative pronoun this one or this thing.
The éste can only be the demonstrative pronoun (this [masculine] thing).
The reason that este can be either is that the accent mark on éste is no longer required unless needed to clarify some ambiguity.
The same reasoning exists for esta (this) and ésta (this [feminine] thing)
updated Jan 18, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
