The pronominal
demonstrative pronouns are those ones that substitute
nouns instead of describing it. To be different from
the adjectival demonstrative pronouns they have an accent.
The pronunciation of the pronouns is the same; the accent
is not a diacritical mark.
éste,
ésta
the
object is close to the speaker in terms
of time or locally
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
éste
ésta
éstos
éstas
ése,
ésa
the
object is close in
terms of time and locally
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
ése
ésa
ésos
ésas
aquél,
aquélla
the object is quite far in terms of time and locally
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
aquél
aquélla
aquéllos
aquéllas
The neutral form has no accent
because there is no adjectival form of the neutral demonstrative
pronouns. For purposes of pronunciation the accents
are not needed because they follow anyway the rules
of pronunciation. The accent is put exactly where the
emphasis is. The accents in the adjectival form are
pure luxury to recognise them as adjectival.
