"esto" meaning in Spanish

See esto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈesto/, [ˈes.t̪o], /ˈesto/ (note: s-aspiration), [ˈe(h).t̪o ~ ˈet̪.t̪o ~ ˈex.t̪o] (note: s-aspiration), [ˈe(h).t̪(ʰ)o ~ ˈe(h).t̻͡s̪(ʰ)o] [Andalusia]
Rhymes: -esto Etymology: From Latin istud, from iste. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|istud}} Latin istud Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun form}} esto Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], éste [masculine, proximal, singular], ése [masculine, medial, singular], aquél [distal, masculine, singular], ésta [feminine, proximal, singular], ésa [feminine, medial, singular], aquélla [distal, feminine, singular], esto [neuter, proximal, singular], eso [medial, neuter, singular], aquello [distal, neuter, singular], éstos [masculine, plural, proximal], ésos [masculine, medial, plural], aquéllos [distal, masculine, plural], éstas [feminine, plural, proximal], ésas [feminine, medial, plural], aquéllas [distal, feminine, plural]
  1. neuter singular of éste (“this one”) Tags: form-of, neuter, singular Form of: éste (extra: this one)
    Sense id: en-esto-es-pron-rrvoXoFT
  2. (Spain, with an article) substitutes a noun one can't remember or can't remember the name of Tags: Spain Synonyms: éste, ésta
    Sense id: en-esto-es-pron-W0ZSrSD8 Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yo, , me, conmigo, nosotros, nos, , nosotras, , ti, te, contigo, vos, usted, le, se3, lo, la, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, las, él, ella, ello5, ellos, ellas, , se, consigo, Like other masculine words, masculine pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown, when the subject is plural and of mixed gender, Treated as if it were third person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity, If le, les precedes lo, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (alt: e.g. se lo dije instead of *le lo dije), Used primarily in Spain, Only used in certain circumstances and rarely as a subject pronoun

Alternative forms

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