Breakdown of El charlatán este que llegó hoy es muy descarado.
ser
to be
hoy
today
muy
very
llegar
to arrive
que
that / than
este
this
el charlatán
the smooth talker
descarado
shameless
Questions & Answers about El charlatán este que llegó hoy es muy descarado.
Why does the sentence say El charlatán este instead of the usual Este charlatán?
Putting the demonstrative (este, ese, aquel) after the noun adds a strong emotional tone. In this case, it sounds highly dismissive, annoyed, or contemptuous. It is a colloquial way of expressing irritation, almost like saying "this guy" with an eye roll.
When using this post-posed demonstrative structure, do I always have to use a definite article like el?
Yes. The grammatical formula for this expressive structure is always definite article + noun + demonstrative (like el charlatán este or la mujer esa). You cannot use an indefinite article like un or leave the article out entirely.
Why use que for "who" instead of quien (quien llegó hoy)?
In Spanish, que is the standard relative pronoun for both people and things in defining relative clauses (clauses without commas that specify exactly who or what we mean). Quien is usually reserved for non-defining clauses set off by commas, or immediately following a preposition like con or de.
What is the literal meaning behind the word descarado?
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