5.2 Indefinite objects
In English, indefinite object pronouns are usually deaccented and pitch accent is placed on the verb.
I KNOW someone.
I SAW something.
Whereas in Spanish, pitch accent is kept on the final content word, in this case the indefinite pronoun.
Conozco a ALguien.
He visto ALgo.
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