The pronouns retain the gender and number of the demonstratives they replace. However, once you do this you will have to make adjustments. Here are all the possibilities. MASCULINE DEMONSTRATIVES SINGULAR ADJECTIVE FORM
CORRESPONDING PRONOUN FORM
questo (or) quest’ questo zaino this backpack quest’uomo this man quel, quello, (or) quell’ quel ragazzo that boy quello psicologo that psychologist quell’orologio that watch
questo questo questo quello quello quello quello
PLURAL ADJECTIVE FORM
CORRESPONDING PRONOUN FORM
questi questi zaini these backpacks questi uomini these men quei (or) quegli quei ragazzi those boys quegli psicologi those psychologists quegli orologi those watches
questi questi questi quelli quelli quelli quelli
this one (referring to zaino) this one (referring to uomo) that one (referring to ragazzo) that one (referring to psicologo) that one (referring to orologio)
these ones (referring to zaini) these ones (referring to uomini) those ones (referring to ragazzi) those ones (referring to psicologi) those ones (referring to orologi)
FEMININE DEMONSTRATIVES
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SINGULAR ADJECTIVE FORM
CORRESPONDING PRONOUN FORM
questa (or) quest’ questa ragazza this girl quest’amica this friend quella quella ragazza that girl quell’amica that friend
questa questa questa quella quella quella
PLURAL ADJECTIVE FORM
CORRESPONDING PRONOUN FORM
queste queste ragazze these girls queste amiche these friends quelle quelle ragazze these girls quelle amiche these friends
queste queste queste quelle quelle quelle
this one (referring to ragazza) this one (referring to amica) that one (referring to ragazza) that one (referring to amica)
these ones (referring to ragazze) these ones (referring to amiche) those ones (referring to ragazze) those ones (referring to amiche)
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