Ésto (en. This)

ˈes.to

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

determiner

Used to indicate something that is present or mentioned in discourse.

This is what I was looking for.

Esto es lo que estaba buscando.

It is used to imply that a specific concept or idea is being talked about.

This is a problem we need to solve.

Esto es un problema que debemos resolver.

It serves to refer to a thing or situation that has been previously mentioned.

Do you remember this? You mentioned it the other day.

¿Recuerdas esto? Me lo comentaste el otro día.

Comes from the Latin 'istud', which is a demonstrative pronoun.

this is

indicates that something is being presented or introduced.

esto es

this can't be

expresses disbelief in a situation.

esto no puede ser

this is worth it

indicates that something is worthy of attention or effort.

esto vale la pena

this is coming to an end

refers to something that is reaching its end.

esto se acaba

this

Pronoun or adjective that indicates closeness in time or space.

este

that

Pronoun that denotes something that is not as close as 'this'.

eso

Expression used to emphasize the importance of something.

This is the best I've ever tried!

¡Esto es lo mejor que he probado!

Used in a colloquial context to refer to something wrong.

I don't want this to escalate again.

No quiero que esto se arme de nuevo.