This,that, those, these, attn: aquel, aquella, etc

Question

Hi! I know that este, esta,, estos, estas are this and ese, esa, esos, esas are that. When talking about aquel, aquella, etc do you use them for this or that or can they be used when talking about this OR that? Please explain thanks!

Answer 1

Here's a link from nearly the same question a couple of days ago that had some good information:

this, that, those

Answer 2

In short as I understand it, eso, etc. is used for things that are close but not beside you, Aquello, etc. is used for things further away from you.

Ese libro (That book)

Aquel libro (That book, over there)

Thank you! So you can use aquel, aquella, etc for both ese, este, etc - gabig, May 27, 2013

No, Este (This), Ese (That), Aquel (That, over there). - EbinMemer, May 27, 2013