Esas sandalias me parecen muy bonitas.

pretty

Breakdown of Esas sandalias me parecen muy bonitas.

• muy: very
• parecer: to seem
• me: to me

Questions & Answers about Esas sandalias me parecen muy bonitas.

Why is it esas and not estas or aquellas?

Esas is the feminine plural demonstrative for things that are not right here with the speaker, but are somewhat removed.

In Spain-focused Spanish, the basic contrast is often:

• estas = these here, near me
• esas = those, near you or not especially near me
• aquellas = those over there, farther away

Because sandalias is feminine plural, the demonstrative also has to be feminine plural:

• esta sandalia
• esas sandalias
• aquellas sandalias

So esas sandalias means those sandals.

Why is sandalias feminine and plural, and how does that affect the rest of the sentence?

Sandalia is a feminine noun, and here it is plural: sandalias.

That affects the words that agree with it:

• esas matches sandalias in gender and number
• bonitas also matches sandalias in gender and number

So the agreement is:

• esas → feminine plural
• sandalias → feminine plural
• bonitas → feminine plural

If the noun were masculine singular, the sentence would change accordingly, for example:

• Ese zapato me parece muy bonito.

Why does the sentence use me parecen instead of just son?