When you can't enter a Matilda

Question

Hi, I entered empenar but I didn't know how to enter a matilda over the "n." I was looking for the translation "to pawn." Usually, if the word in question has a matilda and you don't enter it, the dictionary will assume you're looking for the word with matilda. But if there are two verbs, one with and one without, it will only show the one without. What do you do in that case? Thank you Steven

Welcome to the Q&A forum, Steve! - --Mariana--, Sep 2, 2012

Also, the equivalent Spanish verb for "to pawn" is empeñar - francobollo, Sep 2, 2012

Answer 1

Hi Steve,

First of all, the word you are looking for is tilde, not matilda. You can type in an "ñ" (pronounced eñe) using your keyboard's numeric pad as follows: Press the ALT key, hold it down and then type 164 on your numeric keypad.

Also, below each question box there is a small box with the most commonly used Spanish symbols. They are in blue and very easy to spot. Just highlight the needed symbol with your mouse and that should do the trick.

Soon you will be able to type in words like mañana, caña, enseñar, etc.

Good luck!

:-) - 0095ca4c, Sep 2, 2012

Perfecto! - --Mariana--, Sep 2, 2012

Answer 2

Many of us have asked the same thing. We are all here to learn. This thread from some of the old threads has a variety of different answers for different ways and different computers to make the marks you need to write in Spanish. I went into my computer settings and I added an International keyboard that I can just click to go back and forth.

Type in "Accents" in the search box under "Ask a Question" and you'll find many other threads if you don't find an answer here. Good luck!

Here's the thread link. Jut click and go: Old thread answers to your question on tildes