Aquestas (en. These)

/aˈkestas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Refers to things or people that are near in time or space.

These houses are very beautiful.

Aquestas casas son muy bonitas.

Used to refer to specific objects or situations in the current context.

These ideas are innovative.

Aquestas ideas son innovadoras.

Used to emphasize something that is being discussed or pointed out.

I prefer these options instead of others.

Prefiero aquestas opciones en lugar de otras.

Derived from Catalan 'aquest', which means 'this' in Spanish.

these things

refers to the elements that have been mentioned previously.

aquestas cosas

these words

indicates that it talks about the words just mentioned.

aquestas palabras

these situations

makes reference to the current or discussed circumstances.

aquestas situaciones

this

Demonstrative pronoun that indicates closeness.

esta

that

Demonstrative pronoun that indicates something further away.

ese

that one

Pronoun used to refer to something that is far away.

aquel

Expression used in certain regions to refer to something immediate.

Look at these, they are the tastiest.

Mira aquestes, que son las más ricas.

Colloquial use in youth languages to refer to trendy things.

These trends are the ones that are catching on.

Aquestas tendencias son las que están pegando.