Ese, eso, esa, este, esta, esto

Question

Can somebody help me with all these (along with all their accented counterparts like ésta)? Maybe provide a useful link.

I would like all their differences in one page, because I'm too lazy to check it out myself Besides, I would like to help others with the same problem.

Thanks!

If you are not willing to work to learn , you will not learn. - ray76, Mar 21, 2016

Wow, I really shouldn't have written that, eh? I just couldn't find a good enough source that has everything in it, and my Spanish teacher refuses to answer on the grounds that "it's too hard and she didn't teach it yet." - LiuBang10, Mar 21, 2016

This is why we need to know your level of Spanish and English, that is whether you're a beginer, or intermediate or whatever. - Daniela2041, Mar 22, 2016

typo--beginner. - Daniela2041, Mar 22, 2016

It's on my profile. Please check it. - LiuBang10, Mar 22, 2016

Answer 1

As a teacher, I'm sort of leery of "lazy" students, but here's a link to what you are looking for.

ese, eso,esa, etc.

when you add the accent mark, they mean "this one, "that one" " those" etc. When you use the ones with the accents, they stand alone --no noun is needed.

EX. Este libro. This book. vs. éste- this one. ése - that one, and so forth.

Hmm... this is quite interesting. Thanks! - LiuBang10, Mar 21, 2016

I'm still confused about the eso, though... - LiuBang10, Mar 21, 2016

"Eso' is the neuter form for when you don't know the gender. ¿Qué es eso? = What is that? It can also refer to an idea or something where the gender is unknown. "No me gusta eso." = I don't like that. - Daniela2041, Mar 21, 2016

daniela , eres un cielo. - annierats, Mar 23, 2016

Answer 2

Now a day the accent mark are not required. Years ago it was like Daniela tells you, but yuo can put the accent marks if you want.

Est@/es@/aquell@

They work as determinants and pronoums.

As determinant:

This car = este coche.

This house=esta casa.

As pronoum:

Me lo dijo éste/este = this one told it me Esa es la mas bonita= that one is the prettyest.

Esto/eso/aquello.

Only works as indefinited pronoums. Never as determinant.

I disagree with Daniela in this point because it's use, is not deppending on the gender.

¿Eso es un coche?.= it is that A car?.

No sé si Eso es una casa= I don't know if that is A house.

Aquello parece un castillo= that one seems to be a castle.

Thank you, I've never ben sure about aquello, good, I shall use it tomorrow, come what may! - annierats, Mar 23, 2016

Aquello is Italian , Questo aquello. - ray76, Mar 24, 2016

maybe but Spanish too - 000a35ff, Mar 24, 2016