Definite and Indefinite Articles and Demonstratives
Masc.Singular
Fem.
Singular
Masc. Plural
Fem. Plural
the
el (ail)
la (lah)
the
los (lohs)
las (lahs)
a,
an
un (oon)
una (oonah)
some
unos (oonohs)
unas (oonahs)
this
este
esta
these
estos
estas
that
ese
esa
those
esos
esas
that
aquel
aquella
those
aquellos
aquellas
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.