There are two kinds of accents marks in Friulian: grave (à) and circumflex (â).
The grave accent is used:
1) in polysyllabic words which are stressed on the last syllable and end in a vowel
lui al viodarà
2) in polysyllabic words which are stressed on the last syllable and end in vowel followed by -s
patràs
crodarès
finìs
boboròs
catùs
3) in polysyllabic verb forms ending in -in, when the -in ending is stressed
nô o mangjìn
lôr a mangjin
nô o finìn
lôr a finissin
4) in some monosyllabic words where the spelling without an accent mark represents another word
lui al à 'he has' a (preposition)
là (adverb) e la
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The circumflex accent is used:
1) on long vowels when they occur in monosyllabic words or in the last syllable of polysyllabic words
vocâl
frêt
inzignîr
disegnadôr
brût
2) in infinitives (and infinitives used as nouns) ending in accented vowels
imparâ
capî
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