Why is there an accent mark in "creeme"

Question

An example in the dictionary for the word "Creer" is "Créeme, sólo quería ayudar" which is translated " Beleive me, I only wanted to help.

When I look up the conjugation of "créeme" there is no accent on the "tu imperative" form for the transitive and/or instransitive form? This is a typo in the dictionary?

Welcome to SD and have 10 points - ian-hill, Oct 5, 2012

I changed your "their" to "there" amigo - ian-hill, Oct 5, 2012

Answer 1

Créeme is the right word. It has an accent mark because it's an esdrújula (a word whose antepenultimate (third to last) syllable is stressed: proparoxytone). All esdrújulas have a written accent.

:) Big words. Deserves a vote! You are, indeed, knowledgeable! - rheit, Oct 5, 2012

I haven't heard words like that since "MaryPoppins"! :))). Good reply! - Noetol, Oct 5, 2012

Answer 2

In "cree", the stressed syllable is second to last. If you add "me" to it, the stress would still fall second to last, moving the stress back by a letter. "cree" to "creeme". Since we want to keep the correct sound on the verb, you have to add the accent mark to the originally stressed vowel.

I bolded the vowel that would be stressed if no accent marks were present. - rheit, Oct 5, 2012

yep - ian-hill, Oct 5, 2012

Answer 3

Hi franco

I would also like to point out that the word "esdrújula" is itself an esdrújula.

I also think it's the only word followed by the letter "d" after beginning with the letters "es".

Ps:

Please don't comment that the following words also apply, hehe.

Esdrújulas, Esdrújulo and Esdrújulos.

:-) - francobollo, Oct 5, 2012

Answer 4

créeme

it is to maintain the sound otherwise it would be creÉme