aquel, aquela

That

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Aquel and aquela mean that, for something farther away.

How It Works

That and those have four forms. The noun that follows decides the form.

Noun	Form	Example
masculine singular	aquel	aquel ostal (that house)
feminine singular	aquela	aquela cadièra (that chair)
masculine plural	aqueles	aqueles dròlles (those children)
feminine plural	aquelas	aquelas femnas (those women)

Use aqueste for something near you and aquel for something farther away. The same difference separates aicí (here) from ailà (over there).

Do not confuse aquel with aquò. Aquò stands alone for a thing or an idea, as in Aquò es bon. Aquel goes before a noun, as in aquel ostal.

Aquel ostal es vièlh.
That house is old.
Aquel goes with a masculine noun.
Aquela cadièra es granda.
That chair is big.
Aquela goes with a feminine noun.
Aqueles dròlles son ailà.
Those children are over there.
Aqueles goes with a masculine plural.
Veses aquelas femnas?
Do you see those women?
Aquelas goes with a feminine plural.

Using the masculine form with a feminine noun
Aquel cadièra es granda.
Aquela cadièra es granda.
Cadièra is feminine, so use aquela.

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Aquel and aquela name things farther away, so aqueste and the words for here and there come first.

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