Acentos á, é, í, ó, ύ
1. If a word ends in a vowel or in n or s, it is stressed on the next to last syllable. camino persona terminan lecciones
2. If a word ends in any consonant (except n or s), it is stressed on the last syllable: parasol reloj preparar pared
3. If words do not fall into the two groups mentioned, the stress is shown with a written accent on the stressed vowel. francés teléfono Bolígrafo aritmética
4. If the stress is on the weak vowel in a diphthong a written accent must appear Continύa carnicería
de- prepositiondé- form of the verb dar el-articleél- subject pronoun mas- butmás- more mi- possessive adjectivemí- prepositional pronoun se- pronounsé- form of the verb saber or ser si-ifsí-yes solo- alonesólo- only te-pronounté- tea aun- evenaún- still, yet