Ésta / Esta

Question

This (one) is very delicious for a cheap hot dog.

Ésta / Esta es muy deliciosa para una salchicha barata.

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I think there should be "Ésta" but i saw this sentence written with "Esta".

Could you, please, tell me which one is correct? ("Ésta" or "Esta" in this sentence.)

Thank you very much.

thank you for this question iana! I like the answer too! - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2012

Hola Margherite. I like the answers as well. Finally I understand why I do not need to use "Ésta" with accent mark. - iana01, Jul 1, 2012

Answer 1

esta - "this" before feminine nouns: esta manzana, esta mujer,...

ésta - "this" used as a pronoun to refer to a feminine noun: Mira ésta. Coma ésta.

• but apparently since I think around 1998, the powers that be have deemed the accent unnecessary unless the meaning is ambiguous so esta is fine

Thank you, Kiwi_Girl. :)) - iana01, Jun 30, 2012

Kiwi_Girl, thanks a lot. Your explanation really helped me and also the last sentence why the accent mark is not required in this case. Thanks a lot. :)) - iana01, Jul 1, 2012

My pleasure :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 1, 2012

Answer 2

The both mean the same thing (this), but as Kiwi says, you no longer need the accent mark.

Thanks, Mariana. :)) - iana01, Jun 30, 2012

Answer 3

Esta es muy deliciosa para (ser) una salchicha barata

Good to see you around helping out. - katydew, Jul 1, 2012

Hola, Fox, gracias! :) - iana01, Jul 1, 2012