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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

They have a deictic function and may accompany the noun (adjectives) or substitute it (pronouns); in both cases their forms are alike.

FIRST TERM (THIS / THESE)
 

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	iste	istos
Feminine	ista	istas
Neuter	isto	--

They refer to something that is near -in time or space- to the speaker or that is present when he is speaking; they can be related to the adverb "here".

SECOND TERM (THAT / THOSE)
 

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	ixe	ixos
Feminine	ixa	ixas
Neuter	ixo	--

They refer to something being at a certain distance from the speaker or not present when he is speaking; they can be related to the adverb "there". [Pay attention to the pronunciation (voiceless prepalatal fricative) of Aragonese "x", which is equivalent to English "sh"]

Neuter pronouns "isto" and "ixo" can represent clauses as they can in English.

EXAMPLES:

Iste auto ye royo (This car is red)
Ixa casa ye berda (That house is green)

Qué ye ixo? (What's that?)
Iste ye o mío chirmán (This is my brother)

Quí dizió isto? (Who said this?)
Tornar ta casa: ixo ye o que quiero (Going back home: that's what I want)