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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sẽ.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.sẽˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sẽ.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.sẽˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.sẽ.tuˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.sẽˈtwa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.sẽ.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.sẽˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sẽ.tuˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.sẽˈtwa(ɻ)/
Verb
acentuar (first-person singular present acentuo, first-person singular preterite acentuei, past participle acentuado)
- to accentuate, emphasize, distinguish, elevate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθenˈtwaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /asenˈtwaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧cen‧tuar
Verb
acentuar (first-person singular present acentúo, first-person singular preterite acentué, past participle acentuado)
- (transitive) to accentuate (to pronounce with vocal stress)
2015, Esther Herrera Zendejas, Tono, acentos y estructuras métricas en lenguas mexicanas., El Colegio de Mexico AC, →ISBN:Sin embargo, es muy notorio en esta lengua la reducción de vocales no acentuadas, muchas de las cuales desaparecen por completo, tanto en posición media como en posición final de palabra.- However, the reduction of unstressed vowels in this language is very notorious; many of them disappear completely in the mid-word as well as the word-final position.
- (transitive) to accentuate (to mark with a written accent)
- 2012, Pedro Manuel Jiménez de Urrea, Cancionero, Universidad de Zaragoza →ISBN
Acentuamos la forma tónica del pronombre nós para distinguirla de la forma átona […]- We accentuate the tonic form of the pronoun nós to distinguish it from the atonic form
- Synonym: tildar
- (transitive) to accentuate, to emphasize
1995, Carlos Alberto Torres, La política de la educación no formal en América Latina, Siglo XXI, →ISBN, page 14:Pero aún más importante es que la distribución desigual del consumo en las sociedades condicionadas acentúa la importancia de ese símbolo.- But even more important is that the unequal distribution of consumption in conditioned societies accentuates the importance of that symbol.
- Synonyms: destacar, enfatizar, recalcar, subrayar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of acentuar (u-ú alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive acentuar
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| dative
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acentuarme
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acentuarte
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acentuarle, acentuarse
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acentuarnos
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acentuaros
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acentuarles, acentuarse
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| accusative
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acentuarme
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acentuarte
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acentuarlo, acentuarla, acentuarse
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acentuarnos
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acentuaros
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acentuarlos, acentuarlas, acentuarse
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| with gerund acentuando
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| dative
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acentuándome
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acentuándote
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acentuándole, acentuándose
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acentuándonos
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acentuándoos
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acentuándoles, acentuándose
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| accusative
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acentuándome
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acentuándote
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acentuándolo, acentuándola, acentuándose
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acentuándonos
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acentuándoos
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acentuándolos, acentuándolas, acentuándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative acentúa
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| dative
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acentúame
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acentúate
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acentúale
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acentúanos
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not used
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acentúales
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| accusative
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acentúame
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acentúate
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acentúalo, acentúala
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acentúanos
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not used
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acentúalos, acentúalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative acentuá
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| dative
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acentuame
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acentuate
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acentuale
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acentuanos
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not used
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acentuales
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| accusative
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acentuame
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acentuate
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acentualo, acentuala
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acentuanos
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not used
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acentualos, acentualas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative acentúe
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| dative
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acentúeme
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not used
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acentúele, acentúese
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acentúenos
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not used
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acentúeles
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| accusative
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acentúeme
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not used
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acentúelo, acentúela, acentúese
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acentúenos
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not used
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acentúelos, acentúelas
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| with first-person plural imperative acentuemos
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| dative
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not used
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acentuémoste
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acentuémosle
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acentuémonos
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acentuémoos
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acentuémosles
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| accusative
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not used
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acentuémoste
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acentuémoslo, acentuémosla
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acentuémonos
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acentuémoos
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acentuémoslos, acentuémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative acentuad
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| dative
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acentuadme
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not used
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acentuadle
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acentuadnos
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acentuaos
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acentuadles
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| accusative
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acentuadme
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not used
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acentuadlo, acentuadla
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acentuadnos
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acentuaos
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acentuadlos, acentuadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative acentúen
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| dative
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acentúenme
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not used
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acentúenle
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acentúennos
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not used
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acentúenles, acentúense
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| accusative
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acentúenme
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not used
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acentúenlo, acentúenla
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acentúennos
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not used
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acentúenlos, acentúenlas, acentúense
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