Grammatica/THIS; THAT; THESE; THOSE rules (regole)

Livello: Beginner

Gli aggettivi e pronomi dimostrativi hanno la funzione di indicare, mostrare, presentare o identificare qualcuno o qualcosa.
Essi sono This (per indicare qualcuno o qualcosa vicini a chi parla) That (per indicare qualcuno o qualcosa lontano da chi parla).
This e That formano il plurale rispettivamente con These e Those.
Scopriamoli meglio con qualche esempio pratico!

• Use THIS to indicate an individual object that is nearby.

THIS radio is new. Do you like it?

THIS piece of cake is too big. I’m not very hungry.

THIS house is too small. We need to move.

• Use THAT to indicate an individual object that is NOT nearby.

THAT cat over there belongs to my neighbors.

Don’t sit there. THAT is my dad’s chair.

Do you see THAT supermarket across the street? It offers the best prices.

• Use THESE to indicate two or more objects that are nearby.

THESE are the wrong keys. They’re for the car, not the house.

Who are THESE two boys in this picture?

THESE are my favorite CDs.

• Use THOSE to indicate two or more objects that are NOT nearby.

THOSE shops in Milan are expensive. I prefer to shop here in Rome.

Why are THOSE people over there laughing? What’s so funny?

THOSE flowers on the table over there are beautiful.

TRANSLATION

THIS questo; questa

THAT quello; quella

THESE questi; queste

THOSE quello; quelli/quei