why the differance of este and esta
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why is it "esta es mi familia but its este es mi gato"
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updated Apr 20, 2012
posted by tomweston
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"Esta" refers to, or modifies, "familia" which is a fem. word. "Este" refers to, or modifies, "gato" which is a masc. word.
updated Apr 20, 2012
posted by cmgaines
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they both mean "this" butwhen you use masculine words you would use este and feminine words you use esta
updated Apr 20, 2012
edited by jamesctaylor
posted by jamesctaylor
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That's because familia is feminine and gato is masculine. So, familia takes the article "LA". But gato takes "EL". Then, notr form of "this" is "ESTO", masculine form is "ESTE" and feminine form is "ESTA". So when you talk about feminine nouns, you must use "ESTA", if you are talking about masculine nouns, you need to use "ESTE".
Good luck amigo!
updated Apr 20, 2012
posted by krc_93
