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Question

Man this is hard. Ok, regarding esto and este.

If I mention what the object is, for example i say "this book" as im holding it, I say "este libro", If I mention the book with out saying "BOOK" I simply say esto because their is no noun in the sentence

Answer 1

Yep, that's the simplest way to explain it. Este is used for something with a masculine gender (like esta for feminine), while esto is used for something without gender. Of course, everything has gender in Spanish, so esto is used for something that is not named, or that is a concept rather than a specific.

Other examples:
Esto de leer es un rollo. (Reading is a bore)
A todo esto (by the way)
Esto es un problema
Esto es correcto

Answer 2

You got it!!!

'Esto' = you do not mention the noun after it. Pretty much used to show somehow what 'esto' is or the state of it.
'Este' = you HAVE to mention the noun right after it. It is usually to describe a characteristic of the object.

Answer 3

If you say this book = este libro

If you don´t want to say the word book

but you are holding it, you can say

esto

esto es importante = this is important

or what is this? = ¿qué es esto?

or this is mine = esto es mío

Answer 4

Exactly! "Esto" refers to an unnamed object. Now, let's talk about English. "There" means "in that location," "their" means "belonging to them."