acentuarverb
Acentuar means to accentuate or to stress in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as acentúa, acentúan and acentuó.
- to accentuate, to stress
¿Cómo se acentúa la palabra?
How is the word accented?
¿Dónde se acentúa esta palabra?
Where does the stress fall in the word?
Sus cejas pobladas acentuaban su rostro.
His bushy eyebrows accentuated his face.
En esperanto, se acentúa la penúltima sílaba.
In Esperanto, the stress falls on the second-to-last syllable.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| acentúa | he, she, it | Present |
| acentúan | they | Present |
| acentuó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| acentuando | Gerund | |
| acentuaron | they | Preterite |
| acentuará | he, she, it | Future |
| acentuaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| acentuarán | they | Future |
| acentuaban | they | Imperfect |
| acentuaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| acentuara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |