eso
/ˈeso/
Translation
that (neuter)
Examples
.
That is exactly what I wanted to say.
.
I do not understand that at all.
llegué : autopista.
That is why I was late: there was an accident on the motorway.
Eso is a neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something at a medium distance from the speaker, or to an abstract idea or concept that has just been mentioned. Because it is neuter, it has no masculine/feminine distinction and never takes an accent mark.
A key usage point: eso refers to abstract concepts, actions, or situations, never to specific gendered nouns. If you are pointing at a physical object and you know its gender, use ese (masculine) or esa (feminine) instead. Saying "eso libro" (that book) is incorrect - use "ese libro."
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