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ese
that
Points to something away from you — 'that'
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
Ese means that and points at something at a distance from you.
ese
that (adjective)
Points to something near the person you're talking to, or something recently mentioned.
- Dame ese lápiz, por favor = Give me that pencil, please
- Esa chica vive en mi calle = That girl lives on my street
that one (pronoun)
Used as a pronoun when the noun is dropped — 'that one' rather than 'that [noun]'.
- ¿Cuál quieres? — Ese = Which one do you want? — That one
- Esa es mi hermana = That one is my sister
that guy, that woman, those people (dismissive)
Placed after the noun or used alone for a person, it signals you're distancing yourself from them.
- No conozco al hombre ese = I don't know that guy
- Esos me dijeron que ya habías llegado = Those people told me you'd already arrived