syllable of a word the stress occurs. An accent mark is normally NOT required if: 1. The word ends in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or n or s and the stress falls on the next-to-the-last (or penultimate) syllable. Examples: camino [ca-MI-no, road, ends in a vowel, and the stress falls on the next-to-the last syllable] hablan [HA-blan, they speak, ends in an n and the stress falls on the next-to-the-last syllable] muchachas [mu-CHA-chas, girls, ends in an…
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