FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

Verbs: (first person singular, present tense):

Frequency check: (Spanish e / Portuguese i)

In Spanish, an unstressed e sound marks the 3rd person singular of most -er and -ir verbs (aprende, sale, etc.), and the singular subjunctive of most -ar verbs (mande, trabaje, etc.). It also occurs frequently as the last vowel in nouns and adjectives (hombre, grande, billete, verde), etc.

In Portuguese these functions are assumed by the unstressed i sound (which, nonetheless, is written e in standard spelling, just as it is in Spanish). Compare these sample cognates. We have altered the Portuguese spelling to emphasize the presence of the unstressed i sound.

Spanish | Portuguese

Verbs: (3rd person singular, -er, -ir verbs)

singular subjunctive of -ar verbs

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