TONIC STRESS

By: Carola Pozo Cortez:

The stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends en a vowel, - n -  or - s -  :

* escribo

* escribes

* escriben

The stress falls on the final syllable if the word ends in a consonant other than  - n -   or   - s - or in  y : 

* agilidad

* mantel

* amor

* Paraguay