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Italian Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

Demonstrative Adjectives

Italian demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate specific objects or people. The three main forms are:

• Questo: This (masculine, singular)
• Questa: This (feminine, singular)
• Questi: These (masculine, plural)
• Queste: These (feminine, plural)

These forms agree in gender and number with the noun they modify:

• Questo libro (This book)
• Questa casa (This house)
• Questi ragazzi (These boys)
• Queste ragazze (These girls)

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns replace nouns and can stand alone in a sentence. They are:

• Questo: This one (masculine, singular)
• Questa: This one (feminine, singular)
• Questi: These ones (masculine, plural)
• Queste: These ones (feminine, plural)

Example: Quale libro vuoi? Questo. (Which book do you want? This one.)

Other Demonstratives

• Quello: That (masculine, singular)
• Quella: That (feminine, singular)
• Quelli: Those (masculine, plural)
• Quelle: Those (feminine, plural)

"Quello" changes form before certain sounds:

• Quell'uomo (That man)
• Quel ragazzo (That boy)
• Quegli amici (Those friends)

Usage Tips

• Use "questo" for objects close to the speaker
• Use "quello" for objects far from the speaker
• In formal writing, "ciò" can be used as a neutral demonstrative pronoun