DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives

When a noun or nouns need to be identified, especially in a spatial or positional context, a demonstrative adjective is used.

Ex. The hospital is in that way

The adjectives are placed in front of the modified noun and they agree in gender and number. Demonstrative adjectives have variation of gender and number. They have different forms that indicate the proximity or remoteness of the object. Ex. Those guys are running

Demonstrative adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives accompany names and indicate the spatial or temporal distance of the name they indicate with respect to the speaker.

Ex. That event is going to take place in September.

Look at the following chart and identify the translation possibilities of demonstrative adjectives classified by quantity and gender.

Demonstrative adjectives indicate how close or far is an object