МестоименияA1

Указательные местоимения

Demonstrative pronouns: этот/эта/это/эти, тот/та/то/те

Learning Goal

Can understand and apply указательные местоимения in basic communication

Exam Skills:Грамматика/ЛексикаЧтение

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Э́тот дом большо́й, а тот ма́ленький.

This house is big, and that one is small.

Э́та кни́га интере́сная.

This book is interesting.

Э́ти студе́нты из Росси́и.

These students are from Russia.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Указательные местоимения — «этот» (this) и «тот» (that):

М.р.Ж.р.Ср.р.Мн.ч.
thisэ́тотэ́таэ́тоэ́ти
thatтоттатоте

Не путайте: Это кни́га (This IS a book — invariable) vs Эта кни́га (THIS book — agrees in gender).

Common challenges with this topic for different L1 backgrounds. 🇬🇧 English speakers: May find this concept unfamiliar.

Э́тот дом большо́й, а тот ма́ленький.

This house is big, and that one is small.

See content for details.

Э́та кни́га интере́сная.

This book is interesting.

See content for details.

Э́ти студе́нты из Росси́и.

These students are from Russia.

See content for details.

Practice in course

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

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