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Where do accent marks go?
Accent marks are placed over vowels to indicate the stress or pronunciation of a word. In Spanish, accent marks usually go from left to right (á, é, í, ó, ú). In French, they can also appear as a grave accent (à, è, ù) or a circumflex accent (â, ê, î, ô, û).
Accent placed over a vowel to indicate pronunciation?
The accent placed over a vowel is called an accent mark or diacritic. It indicates a specific pronunciation or stress on that vowel within a word. Different languages use accent marks in various ways to modify the sound of vowels.
What is an accent mark look like?
An accent mark can take various forms depending on the language. In Spanish, for example, you might see an acute accent (´) or a tilde (~) over letters. In French, accent marks such as the grave accent (`), acute accent (´), circumflex (^), and diaeresis (¨) are common.
What type of special characters might one use in the Spanish language?
Written Spanish has certain characters that have accent marks over the standard English alphabet. These accent marks are added to reflect more faithfully the actual pronunciation of the words concerned.
What are the spanish accent marks?
(´) above vowels, following certain spelling rules(¨) above "u" to show it must be pronounced as in "vergüenza"(~) above letter "n", pronounced "eñe", to make difference among words, for instance: "cano", distinct to "caño"
Accent over certain vowels such as over the first e in the French name Lumière?
It's an accent grave which doesn't really affect the pronounciation like the other accent, aigue.
How do you say guardians in Spanish?
You can say gaurdian in Spanish in the following ways: guardian (with an accent over the a), tutor, custido (with an accent over the i), economo (with an accent over the o), guardador, protector, and ayudante.
What accent marks would you put on Senora?
you put this over the n :~
What is tentacle in Spanish?
Tentaculo with and accent mark over the a.
What is cafeteria in Spanish?
Cafeteria is the exact same in Spanish except with an accent over the "I."
What does clever mean in Spanish?
Clever in Spanish is: habil (accent over the 'a') or listo.
Can you give examples of words with accents?
Depending on what kind of person says what, there can be quite a few different kinds of accents. The word "accent" if said by a southern boy, can sound like "axsent", with a good southern drawl. Also practically any foreign word would have an accent if you say it right, like "Auf Wiedersein", or "Oui". Perhaps you mean words with accent marks? I don't know any words in English that have accent marks; there are many words in other languages that have accent marks, such as in Spanish, for example. The name José is one example, it has an accent mark over the e.
