4. Definite and Indefinite Articles and Demonstratives | Singular Masc. Singular Fem. Plural Masc. Plural Fem. | the a, an this that that | el un este ese aquel | la una esta esa aquella | the some these those those | los unos estos esos aquellos | las unas estas esas aquellas | Note: El is also used with feminine nouns beginning with a or ha when the accent is on the first syllable. Use the ese froms to mean that when what you are talking about is near the person you are addressing. Use the aquel forms when what you are talking about is far from both you and the person you are addressing. Esto and eso are the neuter forms of this and that. They can be used in general and abstract ways. |