Rules of Stress (Spanish)

Stress when word ends in a vowel, n or s?
Second to last syllable:
- _ - _ - ' - n
- _ - _ - ' - s
- caballo
- examen
- ellos
Stress when word ends in consonant other than n or s?
Last syllable:
- ciudad
- tenedor
When you use accent marks?
When the pronunciation of a word does not follow conventional rules, stressed vowels are accented to show the new stress.
- árbol
- café
When are some cases where accents are used to distinguish spelling?
- tu vs tú
- ("your" vs "you")
- de vs dé
- ("of" vs "give")
- si vs sí
- ("if" vs "yes")
When are accents used in interrogatives?
With certain pronouns, like:
- Que
- Quien(es)
- Cual(es)
- Cuanto(-a)
- Cuantos(-as)
¿Quiénes vienen?

With certain adverbs, like:
- Cuando
- Donde
¿Cuándo vas a estudiar?

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Rules of Stress (Spanish)

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Rules of stress in Spanish

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2011-07-08T05:24:56Z

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