手早い答え
acento は発音・表記上のアクセント、assento は座席または公的な記録です。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
acento
accent mark, stress, or accent
Use acento for a written diacritic, emphasis on a syllable, or a characteristic way of speaking.
assento
seat or official record
Use assento for a place to sit or a written entry in an official register.
選び方
- acento: Choose acento if the sentence points to a written diacritic, emphasis on a syllable, or a characteristic way of speaking.
- assento: Choose assento if the sentence points to a place to sit or a written entry in an official register.
例文
A palavra “você” leva acento circunflexo.
The word “você” takes a circumflex accent.
Meu assento fica perto da janela.
My seat is near the window.
よくある落とし穴
They are homophones in most of Brazil. Meaning—not sound—decides whether the spelling begins with ac or ass.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はacentoで、もう一度はassentoで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。