15 Examples of Diacritical Accent

Diacritical accent

The diacritical accent (or diacritical tilde) is the graphic accent that allows you to distinguish words with the same writing, but that have different meanings and belong to different grammatical categories.

Words with diacritical accents in some cases deviate from the basic rules of accentuation, but they are accepted because, thanks to these accents, ambiguous situations are avoided.

Words with a diacritical accent

It should be noted that there were some changes over the last few years, and there was a trend on the part of the Royal Spanish Academy of Letters to simplify the language by eliminating several diacritical marks that were previously used to write; some of these were compulsory writing and others optional writing.

For example, the word "only" should no longer be branded in its adverb value equivalent to "only"; Before, this was one of the most frequent cases of diacritical marks and many people continue to write it.

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Examples of diacritical accent

The following words have a diacritical accent:

1. Still = adverb of time. Still I have not decided (even = even)
2. When = interrogative adverb of time. ¿Since when Elsa doesn't live with Martín?(when = relative adverb or conjunction)
3. How = interrogative or exclamatory adverb. ¡How I didn't think about it before! (as = adverb of manner)
4. Which = interrogative or exclamatory adverb. ¿Which It is your house? (which = comparative adverb)
5. How much = interrogative or exclamatory adverb. I already told you how much I love you. (how much = comparative adverb)
6. From = verb to give. Do not from what he asks of you is outrageous. (de = preposition)
7. Where = interrogative adverb of place. ¿Where do you think your uncle is there now? (where = relative adverb or conjunction)
8. He = personal pronoun. I believe it because he told me he. (el = male article)
9. More = adverb of quantity. You must make an effort more. (more = adversative conjunction)
10. My = personal pronoun. TO my I don't care about your opinion. (my = possessive adjective / musical note)
11. What = interrogative / exclamatory pronoun. In order to what have they asked? (what = relative pronoun)
12. Who = interrogative / exclamatory pronoun. Who's coming to dinner? (who = relative pronoun)
13. Yes = affirmative adverb. Yes, I am very sure of that. (si = conditional)
14. He = verb to know. He very well what awaits me- (se = pronoun)
15. Tea = infusion. I like iced tea. (te = pronoun)
16. Your = personal pronoun: Your you don't even know his name (you = possessive adjective)

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