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Ella siempre usa esas faldas en la oficina.

Ella siempre usa esas faldas en la oficina.
She always wears those skirts in the office.
From Lesson 63:Medium demonstrative adjectives (ese, esa, esos, esas)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ella siempre usa esas faldas en la oficina.

Why do we use esas here instead of esos?
esas means "those" (referring to things at a medium distance). Because it is describing faldas (skirts), which is a feminine and plural noun, the word for "those" must also be feminine and plural: esas. If the noun was masculine, like zapatos (shoes), we would use esos zapatos.
Could I use estas faldas instead of esas faldas?
You could, but it changes the distance! estas faldas means "these skirts" (items very close to the speaker). esas faldas means "those skirts" (items a little farther away, like in a closet or across the room).
Doesn't the verb usar mean "to use"? Why is it translated as "wears"?
Yes, usar literally means "to use", but in Latin American Spanish, it is the standard way to say you "wear" clothing, shoes, makeup, or accessories. You might also see the verb llevar used for this, but usa is perfectly natural here.
Why is siempre placed right before usa?
Just like in English, where we say "She always wears" instead of "She wears always", time words that describe frequency (like siempre) typically go directly in front of the main verb in Spanish.

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