Esos (en. Those)

/ˈesos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Used to point out specific objects or individuals in context.

Those books are very interesting.

Esos libros son muy interesantes.

Used in plural forms to refer to a group of things or people.

Those are my friends.

Esos son mis amigos.

Indicates distance, both physical and temporal.

Those days were difficult.

Esos días fueron difíciles.

It derives from the Latin 'iste, ista, istud', which means 'that, that, that'.

those are other stories

It is used to indicate that the topic has changed or that something different is being discussed.

esos son otros cuentos

those days

It refers to a specific time in the past.

esos días

those are them

It is used to identify a group of people mentioned previously.

esos son ellos

that

Singular masculine demonstrative pronoun, used to refer to something or someone nearby.

ese

this

Singular feminine demonstrative pronoun, used to refer to something or someone nearby.

esta

that one

Demonstrative pronoun indicating something more distant than 'that'.

aquel

Colloquial expression to refer to friends or acquaintances.

Those are from the gang.

Esos son de la pandilla.

It can be used ironically to allude to something obvious.

Of course, those always arrive late.

Claro, esos siempre llegan tarde.