aguda, graves/llanas, esdrujulas, and sobresdrujulas

Question

¡Hola!

I already know what is the difference between aguda, graves/llanas, esdrujulas, and sobresdrujulas. But when I start pronouncing & dividing words into syllables in order to classify them as aguda, graves, esdrujulas,and then add the accent mark when necessary. I get confused & I don't know anymore which syllable should be stressed. Pronouncing words is not helping!

Is there any other way that helps to define which syllable should be stressed? Another question, Does the same word can be aguda, graves & esdrujulas? For example ánimo (Palabra esdrujula) animo (Palabra grave) animó (Palabra aguda)

Please Help! Thank you!

vote, typo, sory, bedtime here. - annierats, Jun 16, 2013

I'm really sorry. I haveno idea. Sress second last sylable, unless otherwise instructed by tilde. - annierats, Jun 16, 2013

I give you a voter for you superior vocabulary, I've never heard of these things.. - annierats, Jun 16, 2013

Thank you! - SheWolfUla, Jun 16, 2013

Answer 1

Animo - I cheer up - This words ends in "o" because of that it is stressed in second to last syllable but if I want you to stress the word in other syllable then I must write an accent.

Animó - He cheered up.
Ánimo - Cheer up.

If you hear the word and you know rules then you will be able to know if that word needs a written accent or not.
If you read a grammatically correct written word then, you will know which syllable to stress.
There are rules but there are exceptions too, so if you don't know how to strees a word you won't know how to write it and if you don't know how to write it you won't know how to stress it.
If you never listened the word or never saw it written then, you don't even know that word exhist.

Me encanta tu respuesta. - annierats, Jun 16, 2013

So I guess it's a matter of practice, it's a bit challenging when you're a beginner, but I'll keep practicing & keep in mind that there are exceptions! Gracias - SheWolfUla, Jun 16, 2013

Answer 2

I used this website http://www.poemas-del-alma.com/silabas.php along with the dictionary to check my answers, I noticed that most words in Spanish are llanas/graves.

Yes most are graves. - Anormal, Jun 16, 2013

Answer 3

"La palabra esdrújula que designa sobre todo a las palabras que llevan el accento en la antepenúltima silaba, nos llega del italiano sdrucciola (resbaladiza, deslizante), que tiene que ver con sdrucciolo (resbalón) y se deriva del verbo sdrucciolare(resbalar, deslizarse). Pero dentro del italiano la etimología de sdrucciolare es muy discutida. Una de las hipótesis es que vendría del latín disroteolare, un compuesto de dis- y roteolus, una variante de rotulus o rotula (ruedecilla, rodillo), con lo que tendría que ve la idea de caer rodando. Otros piensan que es una variante del verbo italiano strusciare (frotar), que viene de latín extrusitare, frecuentativo de extrudere (echar violentamente hacia afuera), compuesto de ex-(hacia el exterior) y trudere (empujar, echar con fuerza)."

[etimologias.dechile.net, s.v esdrújula]

[texto tiene: asterisco/ disroteolare = ningún ejemplo sobrevive]

Answer 4

Hay países que yo recuerdo

como recuerdo mis infancias.

Son países de mar o río,

de pastales, de vegas y aguas.

Aldea mía sobre el Ródano,

rendida en río y en cigarras;

Antilla en palmas verdi-negras

que a medio mar está y me llama;

¡roca lígure de Portofino,

mar italiana, mar italiana!

[Gabriela Mistral]

Answer 5

"rendida en río y en cigarras"--brillante, exquisito.

Answer 6

"sobre el Ródano" = la bisagra.