accents

el tono

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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

1. (way of speaking)

a. el tono

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The damsel asked for the knight's help in dulcet accents.La dama pidió con tono melodioso que el caballero la ayudara.

accent

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (punctuation)

a. el acento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The accent is written above the o in the Spanish word "educación."El acento se escribe encima de la o en la palabra española "educación".

3. (pronunciation)

a. el acento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Arturo speaks Spanish with an Argentine accent.Arturo habla español con un acento argentino.

4. (emphasis)

a. el énfasis

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Where does the accent in the word "superfluous" fall?¿Dónde cae el énfasis en la palabra "superfluous"?

b. el acento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

You put the accent on the wrong syllable.Marcaste el acento en la sílaba equivocada.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to emphasize)

a. acentuar

You need to accent the first syllable in the Spanish word "árbol."Hay que acentuar la primera sílaba en la palabra española "árbol".

6. (to accentuate)

a. acentuar

The room is decorated in white and pastel blue and accented with red drapes.La habitación está decorada con blanco y azul pastel y acentuado con cortinas rojas.

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