Aquellas (en. Those)

/aˈkeʊjas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

It is used to refer to people or things that are far away.

Those mountains are beautiful.

Aquellas montañas son hermosas.

It indicates something mentioned earlier but not present.

Those ideas were interesting.

Aquellas ideas fueron interesantes.

It is used in comparative contexts.

I prefer those options to these.

Prefiero aquellas opciones a estas.

It comes from the Latin 'illā', a derivative of the demonstrative pronoun.

those things

It refers to an unspecified group or set.

aquellas cosas

those times

It indicates past times that are mentioned.

aquellas épocas

those people

It refers to individuals not present in the current context.

aquellas personas

that

Demonstrative pronoun that points to something closer.

esa

this

Neuter demonstrative pronoun used for nearby things.

esto

those

Plural masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun.

aquellos

It refers to funny moments or past experiences.

Do you remember those crazy things we did in the summer?

Recuerdas aquellas locuras que hicimos en el verano.

It is used to mention things talked about with nostalgia.

Those golden times will never return.

Aquellas épocas doradas nunca volverán.