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[ARCHIVE] Demonstratives and place adverbs - Memorizing tricks

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EranBarLev
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[ARCHIVE] Demonstratives and place adverbs - Memorizing tricks

Post by EranBarLev »

Original post by Danmoller | Archived post

Hey :)

If you read the discussions about demonstratives, and the discussions about place adverbs, you may have noticed an interesting pattern:

  • Isto and aqui are both near the speaker.
  • Isso and are both near the listener.
  • Aquilo and ali/lá are both far from them.

Ok, just to complete, "ali" is not very far, and "lá" is far.

With this, you can find some interesting sentences like:

  • O que é aquilo ali? = What is that thing over there?
  • Isto aqui é muito bom! = This thing here is very good!
  • Quem é esse aí contigo? = Who is that one there with you?
  • Aquele carro lá está aberto. = That car over there is open.
  • Esta bebida aqui é mais gostosa. = This drink here is tastier.
  • É isso aí! = That's it!

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