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    EL ACENTO ESCRITO O TILDE - PPSX

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    Spanish words are categorized into four types based on where stress falls: agudas (on the last syllable), llanas (second to last syllable), esdrújulas (third to last syllable), and sobresdrújulas (any preceding syllable). Tildes are used to mark stress on words that go against the typical stress patterns. For example, lápiz is normally stressed on the last syllable but has a tilde to show stress falls on the second to last. Tildes also distinguish between homophones like éste (this one, pronoun) and este (this one, adjective). Vowels are usually diphthongs when combined but a tilde marks a hiatus

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    Spanish words are categorized into four types based on where stress falls: agudas (on the last syllable), llanas (second to last syllable), esdrújulas (third to last syllable), and sobresdrújulas (any preceding syllable). Tildes are used to mark stress on words that go against the typical stress patterns. For example, lápiz is normally stressed on the last syllable but has a tilde to show stress falls on the second to last. Tildes also distinguish between homophones like éste (this one, pronoun) and este (this one, adjective). Vowels are usually diphthongs when combined but a tilde marks a hiatus

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    Spanish words are categorized into four types based on where stress falls: agudas (on the last syllable), llanas (second to last syllable), esdrújulas (third to last syllable), and sobresdrújulas (any preceding syllable). Tildes are used to mark stress on words that go against the typical stress patterns. For example, lápiz is normally stressed on the last syllable but has a tilde to show stress falls on the second to last. Tildes also distinguish between homophones like éste (this one, pronoun) and este (this one, adjective). Vowels are usually diphthongs when combined but a tilde marks a hiatus

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    EL ACENTO ESCRITO O TILDE - PPSX

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    Spanish words are categorized into four types based on where stress falls: agudas (on the last syllable), llanas (second to last syllable), esdrújulas (third to last syllable), and sobresdrújulas (any preceding syllable). Tildes are used to mark stress on words that go against the typical stress patterns. For example, lápiz is normally stressed on the last syllable but has a tilde to show stress falls on the second to last. Tildes also distinguish between homophones like éste (this one, pronoun) and este (this one, adjective). Vowels are usually diphthongs when combined but a tilde marks a hiatus

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    EL ACENTO ESCRITO O TILDE

    Fuente: e Learn Spanish Language


    http://www.spanishdict.com

    Fuente: e Learn Spanish Language


    http://www.spanishdict.com
    In Spanish words are divided into four categories
    according to their stress: sobresdrújulas,
    esdrújulas, llanas, and agudas. Llanas and agudas
    account for almost 90% of all Spanish words.
    Aguda – These are words which are
    stressed on the last syllable. If they end in a
    consonant other than 'n' or 's' or in a
    vowel, they have no written tilde. About
    1/3 of all Spanish words are agudas,
    including all infinitives.

    avestruz, matador, hablar


    Llana - These are words which are
    stressed on the second to last (penult)
    syllable. If they end in a vowel, 'n', or
    's' they have no written tilde. Over half
    of all Spanish words are llanas.

    mono, cantan, computadoras


    Esdrújula – These are words whose stress falls on
    the third to last (antepenult) syllable. They always
    have a tilde.
    rápido, América, clásico

    Sobreesdrújula – These are words whose accent


    falls on any syllable preceding the third to last. The
    only words with this stress are verb forms with one
    or two unstressed pronouns attached to them.
    These words always have a tilde.
    míramelo, préstasela, devolviéndonoslas
    In order to pronounce words correctly, you
    will need to know the natural (usual) stress
    patterns of Spanish. For words without a
    written
      tilde,

    1. If a word ends in n, s, or a vowel (vocal),


    the word is llana and stress falls on the next-
    to-last syllable (penúltima sílaba).
    Repitan llamas hola
    ↑ ↑ ↑
    2. If a word without a tilde ends in any
    consonant (consonante) other than n or s, the
    word is aguda and stress falls on the last
    syllable (última sílaba).
    español usted regular
    ↑ ↑ ↑
    3. Any exception to rules 1 and 2 must have a written
    accent mark (tilde o acento ortográfico) on the stressed
    vowel.
    Below, the underlined syllable represents where the stress
    would be if there was no written mark, whereas the arrow
    (↑) shows where the stress actually is when the word is
    pronounced. Since the two do not coincide, the above
    rules for pronouncing do not give the right result, and a
    written accent is needed on the stressed vowel to let the
    reader know that the regular rules have been broken and a
    different syllable must be stressed.
    televisión teléfono lápiz
    ↑ ↑ ↑
    Monosyllables (words consisting of only one syllable)
    do not need an accent mark since that is the only
    stressed vowel. Certain monosyllables, however, have
    a written accent to distinguish them from similar
    words that are pronounced the same but have
    different meanings:
    Demonstrative pronouns: The words
    ese, esa, esos, esas, este, esta, estos,
    estas, aquel, aquella, aquellos,
    aquellas can be adjectives or pronouns.
    An accent is used on the pronoun to
    distinguish it from the adjective.
    Ese lápiz no es mío. Éste es el mío.
    Note: The words esto, eso, aquello are
    always pronouns and never have an
    accent mark.
    ¿De quién es esto?
    Interrogatives such as cómo, qué,
    dónde, cuándo, cuál, etc. always have
    accents when they are used as
    questions or exclamations:
    ¿Cuándo llegas, hoy? ¡Qué bien!
    They have no accent when they are
    used as conjunctions or pronouns:
    Eso está donde lo dejaste.
    Cuando quieras, hablamos.
    Vowels – Diphthongs and Hiatus
    When you have two vowels together the stress
    naturally goes on the strong vowel (a, e, o) and
    we usually get a diphthong (two vowels in one
    syllable) when they combine with one of the
    weak vowels (u, i):
    bueno, cuota, viaje, aire, peine, oigan
    However, if the word stress is on the weak
    vowel (i, u), then this vowel must show an
    accent to mark a hiatus, and that it belongs in
    its own syllable. The diphthong disappears:
    tíos, reímos, salían, gradúen, ahí.
    ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑

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