53 mins disregards accent/accented word comes after
Explanation:
Usually, you just disregard the accent, as our colleague suggested above. When the two words have the same spelling, except for the accent, the accented word comes after, as in "para" (preposition) and Pará (name of the State).
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4 hrs Unlike Spanish;
Explanation:
The Portuguese alphabet is shown as follows:
"a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,x,z"
The accents are not integral parts of any letter, and therefore are never shown in isolation on top/bottom of any letter. The accents are placed to help indicate the accented syllable only!
Note also that in the standard Portuguese alphabet there are no "k", "w" or "y". But they can be used if writing a foreign word. Their names are "kappa", "double v", and "ipsilon, or Greek 'i'" respectively. And the "tilde" never goes over an "n".
Regards.
Luis Luis
| Luis Luis
United States
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of:  Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 132
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| | Grading comment Thanks for your help.
Can I make the assumption that the rules you describe also apply to Brazilian Portuguese?
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4 hrs Unlike Spanish;
Explanation:
The Portuguese alphabet is shown as follows:
"a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,x,z"
The accents are not integral parts of any letter, and therefore are never shown in isolation on top/bottom of any letter. The accents are placed to help indicate the accented syllable only!
Note also that in the standard Portuguese alphabet there are no "k", "w" or "y". But they can be used if writing a foreign word. Their names are "kappa", "double v", and "ipsilon, or Greek 'i'" respectively. And the "tilde" never goes over an "n".
Regards.
Luis Luis
| Luis Luis
United States
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 132
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