Éste (en. This)

/ˈes.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Pronoun used to indicate a nearby object or person.

This is my favorite book.

Éste es mi libro favorito.

It is used to point out a specific thing or person.

This is the one I want.

Éste es el que quiero.

It comes from the Latin 'iste', which was a demonstrative pronoun.

this is the way

Indicates the correct direction.

éste es el camino

the afterlife is not this

Referring to what is distant or after life.

el más allá no es este

this is what it is

It is used to accept a situation as it is.

esto es lo que hay

that

Demonstrative pronoun that indicates something further away.

ese

that one

Demonstrative pronoun that points to something even more distant.

aquel

this

Neutral form of the pronoun referring to what is nearby.

esto

This

This is not the place to do it.

Este no es el lugar para hacerlo.

This guy

This guy always arrives late.

Éste tipo siempre llega tarde.