enfatizé

Enfatizó is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb enfatizar in the pretérito perfecto simple (pretérito indefinido), meaning "he emphasized" or "she emphasized." It is used to indicate that a person stressed a point or drew attention to something in the past.

Morphology and conjugation: As a regular -zar verb, its spelling changes in the first-person singular to maintain the hard z sound before the e: yo enfatizé. Other forms include: tú enfatizaste; él/ella/usted enfatizó; nosotros enfatizamos; vosotros enfatasteis; ellos enfatizaron. The accent in enfatizó marks the stress of the syllable on the last syllable.

Usage: Enfatizó is common in narrative and reportive contexts to indicate emphasis made in past events. It can accompany nouns or clauses: "El portavoz enfatizó la importancia de la cooperación." "La directora enfatizó que el plazo era innegociable." The verb emphasizes highlighting, stressing, or underlining a point.

Etymology: Enfatizar is built from en- (a directional prefix) plus enfatizar, which comes from the noun énfasis (emphasis), itself tracing to Greek énphasis via Latin. The word reflects the extended use of emphasis in Spanish lexicon.

See also: enfatizar; énfasis; preterite; Spanish verbs of -zar conjugation.