Whenever you want to say "this" in Spanish, you have a choice between three words este vs esta vs esto.

The reason we need three words for "this" is because Spanish has a masculine gender, a feminine gender and a neutral gender.

If you want to refer to a masculine noun, you'll need to use the masculine form of "this". If you want to refer to a feminine noun, you'll need to use the feminine form of this.

But, then, there are situations, such as when you are unsure of what gender a certain noun is or when you are referring to abstract ideas that generally don't carry a gender, where you will need to use the neutral form of "this".

In this video, you'll learn:
- The masculine, feminine and neutral demonstrative forms of 'this' in Spanish
- The masculine, feminine and neutral demonstrative forms of 'that', 'these' and 'those' in Spanish
- When you should use each of these words to simply say 'this' (e.g. I want this)
- The most common mistakes students make with these words
- The focus areas that every Spanish student needs to get right with these words

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