Diacritics: él / el and tú / tu
él vs el, tú vs tu
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él vs el, tú vs tu
él (accent) is he. el (no accent) is the. tú (accent) is you. tu (no accent) is your.
Examples in context
Read the examples and compare their English meanings.
Pronoun vs Article
Accent means person, no accent means the.
Él lee el libro.
He reads the book.
Pronoun vs Possessive
Accent means person, no accent means your.
Tú buscas tu casa.
You look for your house.
Common mix-ups
Él means “he” and takes an accent. The article el before libro does not.
He reads the book.
Try a reply
Say or write your answer in Spanish before opening the example.
You have your ticket. Address one friend.
Show one possible answer
Tú tienes tu entrada.
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