Why is it una amiga, not un amiga
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In the grammar section, it states this:
When a feminine singular noun begins with a stressed á, a, or ha, the masculine indefinite article is used instead of the feminine indefinite article to aide in pronunciation.
Why is amiga not un, according to this?
Gracias.
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updated Jan 28, 2017
edited by mellamoKarl
posted by mellamoKarl
Welcome to the forum.:) - bosquederoble, Jan 28, 2017
1 Answer
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http://studyspanish.com/rules-for-stress
Words ending in a vowel, -n, or -s are stressed on the next to the last (penultimate) syllable:
(unless marked otherwise)
It does not begin with a stressed a.
a-mi-ga.
Stress is on the "mi", not the a.
La almohada- stress not on the first syllable
El águila- stress marked on first syllable
El ave- stress naturally on first syllable.
updated Feb 15, 2017
posted by bosquederoble
So, it actually meant stressed á, stressed a, or stressed ha? I was reading it all wrong. - mellamoKarl, Jan 28, 2017
Yes. It is redundant to say stressed á. -it would make more grammatical sense to me to say: á or stressed a/ha. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 28, 2017
