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Revision as of 17:01, 25 September 2020
How to use the accents in Spanish?
Written accents in Spanish, á, é, í, ó, ú are very useful to know where to put the stressed syllable of the word.
Each word in Spanish includes a syllable which is more accentuated than the other: it is sometimes marked by a written accent.
Rules
The rules for where to put the accent and why to put it there, can be difficult for non Spanish native speakers.
- If the word ends in an s or n or one of five vowels a, e, i, o, u, stress is marked on the penultimate syllable.
It does not need a written accent to mark the intonation. The majority of Spanish words fall into this category.
Examples: me-sa, za-pa-tos, pa-dre
- All other words that do not end in an s, n or a vowel and does not include written accent then carry the accent on the last syllable.
It does not need a written accent.
Examples: Co-mer, pa-pel, or-de-na-dor
- If the accent is marked on another syllable (for words not following the two previous rules), we then use a written accent to indicate the stressed syllable.
Examples: di-fí-cil, ár-bol (both words end with an l and should be part of the second category. As this is not the case, we must then place a written accent on the stressed syllable).
It is the same when the accent falls on the penultimate syllable or the last such as with compound words.
Examples: dí-me-lo (imperative and two pronouns), du-chán-do-se (gerund and reflexive pronoun), los fan-tás-tic-co.
There are exceptions to these rules for foreign words used in the Spanish language.
There are other specific cases in the use of written accents in Spanish.
The letter ñ is a letter of the Spanish alphabet but is sometimes seen as an accent.
It changes the sound of the n as in español.
How to write the Spanish accents on your keyboard?
Spanish accents are an important aspect of spelling words: So be sure to write them.
Here is the list of shortcuts to use a keyboard that is not Spanish.
To do this, hold down the Alt key and type the number listed:
Á | Alt + 0193 | á | Alt + 0225 |
É | Alt + 0201 | é | Alt + 0233 |
Í | Alt + 0205 | í | Alt + 0237 |
Ó | Alt + 0211 | ó | Alt + 0243 |
Ú | Alt + 0218 | ú | Alt + 0250 |
Ñ | Alt + 0209 | ñ | Alt + 0241 |
Most monosyllabic words like pan and sal do not have an accent.