The ENT Rule (Major)
This Rule applies to those words in English with two or more syllables that
end in
....ent
(Except ...ment)
To translate them into Spanish, we will substitute the ending with
...ente
Thus, the English word accident is the Spanish word accidente.
Here are some Examples
The ENT Rule
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
...ent |
...ente |
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Affluent |
Afluente |
only 1 F |
Apparent |
Aparente |
only 1 P |
Astringent |
Astringente |
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Client |
Cliente |
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Coefficient |
Coeficiente |
only 1 F |
Coincident |
Coincidente |
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Consistent |
Consistente |
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Continent |
Continente |
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Decent |
Decente |
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Delincient |
Delinciente |
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Detergent |
Detergente |
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Different |
Diferente |
only 1 F |
Efficient |
Eficiente |
only 1 F |
Eminent |
Eminente |
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Equivalent |
Equivalente |
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Excellent |
Excelente |
only 1 L |
Existent |
Existente |
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Fluorescent |
Fluorescente |
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Gradient |
Gradiente |
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Imprudent |
Imprudente |
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Inconvenient |
Inconveniente |
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Indifferent |
Indiferente |
only 1 F |
Indolent |
Indolente |
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Innocent |
Inocente |
only 1 N |
Insurgent |
Insurgente |
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Intelligent |
Inteligente |
only 1 L |
Intermitent |
Intermitente |
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Latent |
Latente |
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Malevolent |
Malevolente |
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Micronutrient |
Micronutriente |
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Nutrient |
Nutriente |
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Obedient |
Obediente |
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Occident |
Occidente |
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Omnipotent |
Omnipotente |
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Opulent |
Opulente |
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Orient |
Oriente |
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Pacient |
Paciente |
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Patent |
Patente |
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Permanent |
Permanente |
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President |
Presidente |
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Propellent |
Propelente |
only 1 L |
Proponent |
Proponente |
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Prudent |
Prudente |
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Recurrent |
Recurrente |
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Repellent |
Repelente |
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Rent |
Renta |
feminine gender |
Resident |
Resident |
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Resolvent |
Resolvente |
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Resurgent |
Resurgent |
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Revolvent |
Revolvente |
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Salient |
Saliente |
also Sobresaliente |
Solvent |
Solvente |
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Sufficient |
Suficiente |
only 1 F |
Transparent |
Transparente |
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Urgent |
Urgente |
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Vice-president |
Vice-presidente |
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Some exceptions:
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
Content (happy) |
Contento |
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Content (volume) |
Contenido |
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Event |
Evento |
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Purulent |
Purulento |
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Serpent |
Serpiente |
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Succulent |
Suculento |
only 1 C |
Turbulent |
Turbulento |
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Unguent |
Ungüento |
ü pron like "oo" |
Violent |
Violento |
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Helpful Reminders |
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English words ending with ...tious can be translated to Spanish by substinting the ending with
...cioso. As an example, the English word ambitious is the Spanish word
ambicioso.
The English endings ...tious and ...cious both sound the same. They both
have an "S" sound. English can be very complicated. Perhaps the real complexity in learning Spanish is
understanding how to uncomplicate English!
In Chapter One we learned that double consonants are not
used in Spanish, with the exception of the C, LL and the R. Also, we have seen that Spanish does not have
tricky letter combinations like KN, or PH!
Here is a reminder of what isn't allowed in Spanish.
In Spanish, we have learned,
the "T" always sounds like a "T", which is true for all of the consonants. Each letter sounds like what it
is!
Inasmuch as the ...tious in English sounds like an "S", the Spanish translation
(...cioso) keeps it that way!
To translate English words that end with
...ment
We will susbtitute the ending with
...mento
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
...ment |
...mento |
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Apartment |
Apartamento |
add an A |
Argument |
Argumento |
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Armament |
Armament |
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Cement |
Cemento |
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Compartment |
Compartimento |
add an I |
Department |
Departmento |
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Foment |
Fomento |
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Impediment |
Impedimento |
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Moment |
Momento |
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Sediment |
Sedimento |
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Segment |
Segmento |
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Some exceptions:
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
Comment |
Comentario |
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Derailment |
Descarrilamiento |
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Establishment |
Establecimiento |
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Judgement |
Juicio |
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Sentiment |
Sentimiento |
andd an I |