Spanish Conversation · Level 16
90 words
Spanish word
aquel
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈkel/
Meaning
- adjectivethat
Example
¿Ves aquel edificio?
Do you see that building?
More examples
No subas a aquel tren.
Don't get on that train.
Core concept
Hand pointing at a building across the street.
Common phrases
aquel hombre
that man
aquel tren
that train
Similar words
ese: Masculine singular person or thing that is at a moderate distance, often nearer the listener.
este: Masculine singular person or thing that is physically close to the speaker.
Definition in Spanish
Se usa para señalar un objeto o persona distante en el espacio o en el tiempo con respecto al hablante.
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin ecce + ille, with ecce supplying the initial a- and ille providing the demonstrative sense that developed into Old Spanish aquel.
Usage tips
- Aquel marks things or people clearly distant in space or time, contrasts with ese for something nearer the listener, and must match gender and number (aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas).
Other meanings
- that onepronoun
- that over therepronoun
Opposites
- estethisadjective