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Apuntes… La Acentuación. Accents. To know when a word needs an accent, you need to know... A) That some words always need accents: 1. Question words ¿Qu é ? ¿C ó mo? ¿Cu á ndo? ¿D ó nde? ¿Qui é n? ¿Por qu é ?.
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Apuntes… La Acentuación Accents
To know when a word needs an accent, you need to know... • A) That some words always need accents: • 1. Question words • ¿Qué? ¿Cómo? ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde? ¿Quién? ¿Por qué?
2. Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings need accents • Tú = You Tu = your • Mí = me Mi = my • Sé = I know Se = to him…
3. Words that end in –ando or –iendo when one or two pronoun(s) are attached need an accent on the ándo or the iéndo • Está cantándole una canción. • Está cantándosela al bebé.
4. Words that end in –AR, –ER or –IR when two pronouns are attached need an accent on the ár, ér, or ír. • Necesita llevarla al médico. • Va a llevársela a su casa. • Necesita ponértela en el ojo.
5. Words that end in –ción or –sión need an accent on the ó • la canción • mansión • conclusión
6. Regular verbs conjugated in the preterit need an accent in the YO and Él forms • yo hablé tú hablaste él habló • yo comí tú comiste él comió
7. Regular AR verbs conjugated in the imperfect need an accent in the nosotros and ER/IR verbs need an accent on the í in all forms • ábamos ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían
You also need to know... • B) How to separate words into syllables: • Divide syllables so the syllables always start with a consonant. • If a word starts with a vowel, separate the vowel and start the next syllable with a consonant.
Divide these words into syllables: • silla • mañana • enemigo • amarillo • comedor
3. *Keep a strong vowel (A, E, O) and a weak vowel (I, U) together, *separate 2 consonants that are not ll, rr, or ch and *separate 2 strong vowels • fuerte 4. veo • almuerzo 5. paseo • accidente 6. farmacia
4. Separate a strong vowel (A, E, O) and a weak vowel (I, U) when you want to separate their sounds. A weak vowel with an accent becomes a strong vowel! • María • Fotografía • Continúa
Finally, you need to know... • C) That you must memorize 3 rules of pronunciation: • Words that end in n, s, or a vowel are naturally stressed on the second to the last syllable.
alemanes • lunes • lecciones • examen • joven
2. Words that end in a consonant except n or s are naturally stressed on the last syllable
explicar • federal • navidad • pared • español
Words that don’t follow these rules need a written accent. • tambien 6. platano • natacion 7. increible • dias 8. pais • Barbara 9. mirandola • boligrafo 10.darmelo
4. Divide into syllables and add an accent IF it is needed: • numero 6. cupon • pasaporte 7. quizas • funcion 8. ruido • tecnologia 9. miercoles • basquetbol 10. nariz