Accents

Question 1

What is the difference between De and Dé?
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Answer 1

• De = of, from
• Dé = give (3rd person singular subjunctive form of dar)

Question 2

What is the difference between El and Él?
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Answer 2

• El = The (masculine article)
• Él = He

Question 3

What is the difference between Mas and Más?
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Answer 3

• Mas = but
• Más = more

Question 4

What is the difference between Se and Sé?
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Answer 4

• Se = reflexive pronoun
• Sé = I know

Question 5

What is the difference between Si and Sí?
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Answer 5

• Si = If
• Sí = Yes

Question 6

What is the difference between Te and Té?
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Answer 6

• Te = You (object)
• Té = Tea

Question 7

What is the difference between Tu and Tú?
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Answer 7

• Tu = Yours
• Tú = You (subject)

Question 8

What are interrogative words?
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Answer 8

• Questioning words e.g. ¿Quién? — who?

¿Qué? — what? / which?

¿Dónde? — where?

¿Cuándo? — when?

Question 9

What is the difference between Como and Cómo?
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Answer 9

• Como = as/like
• cómo = how

Question 10

What are the two accent rules?
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Answer 10

• For words ending in a vowel, n or s, spoken stress on the second to last syllable e.g. examen, joven
• For all words that end in all other consonants (not n or s), the stress falls on the last syllable e.g. comer, ciudad

Question 11

When do you use accent marks?
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Answer 11

• Use on words that break spoken stress rules, La canción, también
• To differentiate between homonyms (De/
  Dé)
• Used on question words (¿Quién?)

Question 12

What is the only letter you can place diaeresis on, and when to use it?
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Answer 12

• ‘u’
• When ‘u’ usually would be silent as it is in between syllables (gui, gue) but needs to be pronounced
• E.g. Arquero (archer) you skip the U
  But Agüero, needs the ‘u’ to be pronounced

Question 13

What is the difference between Ano and Año?
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Answer 13

• Ano = anus
• Año = year