Éstos (en. These)

/es.tos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

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

These are the books I mentioned to you.

Éstos son los libros que te mencioné.

Indicates a specific group of elements that are being compared or listed.

I like these more than those.

Me gustan éstos más que aquellos.

From the Latin pronoun 'istus', which means 'this'.

These are

Phrase used to present or show something.

Estos son

These days

Refers to a recent period.

Estos días

These moments

Indicates a time that is currently occurring.

Estos momentos

this

Singular demonstrative pronoun.

este

those

Plural demonstrative pronoun, farther away in space.

esos

that

Demonstrative pronoun that indicates distance.

aquel

These are the ones in charge.

When they say something, it gets done.

Cuando ellos dicen algo, se hace.

These are incomparable.

The ones from this place are the best.

Los de este lugar son los mejores.