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1. If a word ends with a vowel or -n/-s, the stress is on the second-to-last syllable

pa•ra, man•za•na, me•nos, co•no•ce•mos, vi•ven

2. If a word ends with a consonant other than -n/-s (or a group of consonants), the stress is on the last syllable

ha•ber, nor•mal, es•pa•ñol, ver•dad, ro•bots

3. If there’s an accent mark, the stress is on the syllable that has it

úl•ti•mo, ár•bol, ca•tás•tro•fe, ca•fé, tra•vés, bí•ceps

4. The suffix -mente doesn’t shift the accentuation. There’s secondary stress, though

:large_orange_diamond: The accent marks is or is not used depending on the original word primary and secondary stress are maked like this.

úl•ti•ma → úl•ti•ma•men•te, rá•pi•do → rá•pi•da•men•te, e•vi•den•te → e•vi•den•te•men•te

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