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Eso or Ese

Can someone explain the rules of eso, ese, esa?? I get so confused... I know that I need to use eso or ese, but how do you know which one?? I would greatly appreciate some help :)

By scarby558 on Oct 25, 2007, 08:54 in Learn Spanish.

scarby558 says on Oct 27, 2007, 13:51:

Thank you rocinante :) I appreciate you explaining this to me.. it helps :)

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scarby558 says on Oct 29, 2007, 15:25:

understood. thanks again rocinante :)

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la campiña (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 16, 2007, 17:24:

spanish is very fluid and to try and translate directly is a bad idea however we all need reference points, aca alla aqui alli, aca there, alli here, as clear as mud ha

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adela says on Jan 16, 2008, 14:26:

Different uses for "eso" and "esto"
- "Qué es ésto! " or "Qué es eso! ": What is that? or What's going on here? Sometimes I said any of this sentences when I found that my daughter have a mess on her room. It's also for a good and unexpectable situation or thing. Ex: while somone sorprise you with a dinner or a gift or anything good, or anything extrange also.

-In general if you dont know if the subject is masculine or femenine, I would recommend "eso" for an object or animal: "Viste eso? Creo que es un pajaro" (did you see that one, I think is a bird"
-"Ese" for anything about a man "ese caleño baila salsa".

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on May 31, 2008, 13:15:

yep, roci, that's what I have always said. Ese gringo is offensive, not because of the word gringo, but because of the word ese...but it depends how it is said...my mother-in-law was a specialist in using ese/esa in a despective way...."mi hijo no sabía que era barrer y trapiar(sic) hasta que se casó con esa gringa"

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