KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
La ropa: demonstrative adjective 'aquel'
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Your learning goal
I can use the demonstrative adjectives 'aquel', 'aquella', 'aquellos' and 'aquellas' to refer to things in a clothes shop.
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use the demonstrative adjectives 'aquel', 'aquella', 'aquellos' and 'aquellas' to refer to things in a clothes shop.
Key learning points
- ‘Ese’, 'esa', 'aquel' and 'aquella' all mean 'that' before a singular or uncountable noun.
- ‘Esos’, 'esas', 'aquellos' and 'aquellas' all mean 'those' before a plural noun.
- 'Aquel', 'aquella', 'aquellos' and 'aquellas' refer to something far away in space or time.
- Spanish demonstrative adjectives agree in gender with the noun.
Words to know
- demonstrative adjective
- specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’
- aquel
- 'that' before a singular or uncountable masculine noun
- aquella
- 'that' before a singular or uncountable feminine noun
- aquellos
- 'those' before a plural masculine noun
- aquellas
- 'those' before a plural feminine noun
Common mistakes
'Ese' and 'esa' are the only words for 'that' before a noun in Spanish.
'Aquel' and 'aquella' also mean 'that' and refer to something far away in space or time.
For parents, carers and teachers
- 'Aquel', 'aquella', 'aquellos' and 'aquellas' are all Higher-tier grammar features.