Spanish words ending in a vowel or the consonants -n or -s carry natural stress on the next-to-last syllable (hablo = 'I speak', hablas = 'you speak', hablan = 'they speak'). If the word ends in anything else (another consonant), it carries natural stress on the last syllable [...
Words ending in -ic in English → end in -ico in Spanish: académico, auténtico, clásico, dinámico, diplomático, dramático, económico, étnico, fantástico, mágico, orgánico, plástico, público, romántico, tóxico Words ending in -ious in English→ end in -oso in Spanish: aventuroso...
We said words that end in -or are masculine. But since doctor refers to a person and an occupation, it’s the gender of the doctor that will determine the article and ending. If it is a female doctor it would be: LA doctorA (we said that only those occupations ending in -e never ...
Words ending in a vowel, n, or s are pronounced with the stress on the second to last syllable. Words ending in any other consonant are stressed on the last syllable. Nevertheless, there are a lot words with irregular stress - and this is where the Spanish accent marks will help you. ...
For words ending in a consonant other than “n” or “s” (much less common), stress the last syllable: mujer = mu-JER español = es-pa-ÑOL general = gen-er-AL Accent Marks While the “tilde” (called “virgulilla” in Spanish) on top of an “n” (“ñ”) represents its...
Of course, you probably already know what these two words mean, but what’s interesting ishowthey’re used in many regions of Latin America. Much like strangers might call a childmijo,it’s quite common to call someone who isn’t your father or motherpapáormamá. ...
In English we use the present continuous to describe this action, while Spanish uses a similar form made up of the verb estar + the gerund (gerundio a.k.a. verb form ending in -ing in English and -iendo/-ando). If the action was ongoing or in progress in the past, the imperfecto...
Todos los champiñones deben estar frescos e intactos. All the (button) mushrooms should be fresh and whole. To pick over the meanings of another pair of nouns whose forms differ only in gender and ending, come back next week.
If there is no written accent, then the emphasis is on the next-to-last syllable in words ending in s, n, or any vowel, and on the last syllable in words ending in any other consonant. To remember that "s" and "n" are the only final consonants that do not force the word (in ...
Introducir (to introduce), producir (to produce) … The simple past of verbs ending in -ucir Ir (to go) and ser (to be) in the imperfect subjunctive Irregular imperative: verbs ending in -gar Irregular superlatives: adjectives that turn into new words ...