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aquel

USAGE NOTE

For many years, the pronoun sense of this word was written with an accent: "aquél." Nowadays, all senses of this word are written without an accent: "aquel."

Demonstrative Adjectives in Spanish

aquel(

kehl

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (demonstrative)

a. that

Me gusta mucho aquella casa que hay en lo alto de la colina.I really like that house on top of the hill.

Aquel coche estacionado allá es mío.That car parked over there is mine.

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).

pronoun

2. (demonstrative)

a. that one

No sé tú pero yo prefiero aquel.I don't know about you but I prefer that one.

Aquella es más grande que esta.That one is bigger than this one.

Examples

Phrases

en aquel entonces	at that time
por aquel entonces	at that time
en aquel momento	at that moment
en aquel tiempo	at that time
en aquel	at that
aquel día	that day
desde aquel día, se ven casi	since that day, they've been seeing each other almost
este camarero fue más simpático que aquel	this waiter was nicer than that one
desde aquel momento	from that moment on
desde aquel entonces	since then
aquel libro	that book
qué fue aquel	what...was
aquel de allá	that one over there
como aquel	like that
aquel abrigo	that coat
¿Quieres ir a aquel almacén?	Do you want to go to that store?
aquel vendedor	that salesman
le pedí a mi chofer que me condujese hasta aquel barrio	I asked my chauffeur to drive me to that neighborhood
quieres ir a aquel almacén	you want to go to that store
Cálmate, Pablo, ya veo el muelle. La nave está detrás de aquel edificio.	Calm down, Pablo. I can see the quay now. The ship is behind that building.