Éstas (en. Are)

/ˈestas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Demonstrative pronoun used to refer to something close in time or space.

These are the flowers I bought yesterday.

Éstas son las flores que compré ayer.

Used to point out nearby objects in plural.

These houses are very nice.

Estas casas son muy bonitas.

Used in questions to refer to specific things among several.

Which ones are these that you have in your hand?

¿Cuáles son éstas que tienes en la mano?

It comes from the Latin 'ista', which connotes 'this'.

These are the things

Referring to a group of nearby objects.

Éstas son las cosas

These are my friends

Used to introduce a group of nearby people.

Estas son mis amigas

that

Demonstrative pronoun indicating something farther away.

esa

those

Plural form of 'that', referring to things that are farther away.

esas

Referring to a group of girls in a colloquial way.

Do you see these? They are great.

¿Ves a estas? Son geniales.

To indicate something that is trending or fashionable.

These are the sneakers that everyone wants.

Estas son las zapatillas que todo el mundo quiere.