Tildes/ written accents
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á, é, í, ó, ú
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indicate which syllable of the word should be stressed, or emphasised
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separate words which would otherwise be spelled identically
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signify questions
Stress rules
- If written accent exists, it is stressed. propósito
- word ending with vowel, s or n - peunultimate syllable
- other consonants - final syllable