why does the word está have a tilde
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updated Feb 11, 2011
posted by ddarlenn345
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Because it's supposed to be stressed on the last syllable. Without the accent mark it would be stressed on the first syllable, and mean something completely different.
Está is from the verb estar, and means he/she/you/it is
Esta means this (singular, feminine)
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updated Feb 10, 2011
edited by KevinB
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