stress / accento tonico$ c: b, |' @; h! S+ i1 ~
usually, italian words are stressed on the next–to–the–last syllable.
5 e) }5 U4 L! L/ ]9 ^ amico friend; P2 u$ S8 z6 \3 e7 F( P
foglia leaf/ y( L5 q0 ~# H9 K! F, J4 U) w
milano milan5 U- x( `' V! j3 h- g/ t
nipote nephew- m9 M+ b* F0 [7 ~: N& T. z& \6 o& B
padre father- u$ H$ k) x- J8 d% f
parlare to speak( l0 @' _6 o* w6 X
signorina miss5 e7 j) ^5 M6 m4 C3 i
studiare to study
' I* T6 L- P/ M: H, A telefonare to telephone4 z7 o2 {2 d: m0 C$ m% B$ z* w4 ~
uomo man
% j0 {. C) r, j4 U; j- J: |" V when the final –e is dropped from a word, as happens with some masculine titles when they are directly followed by a proper name, the position of the stress remains unchanged., a" M7 S4 _# M8 \- ^6 M1 k
dottore doctor9 Q7 `; @( }& V# S
dottor nardi doctor nardi
' X: {- R; ^5 ~0 T- Z6 u2 e professore professor) k/ b- k4 X0 ?6 o
professor pace professor pace1 t1 {% Y! ~4 {: ~! `: n9 b( I
when words are stressed on the last vowel, they always have a written accent over that vowel.0 G" P' K, A6 {) N
cioè namely
3 ?3 T( R. N& B città city
+ F( e6 \* X, r" x% ~4 F& V perchè because
9 ~+ Z; O/ v& U6 o& D) @' j però however2 j0 V" d- J- Y9 [! [
tassì taxi& O$ y# Q1 K8 K! F
università university9 e7 w8 v# o; p8 b3 w5 ?" s6 G0 t
venerdì friday
1 P$ ?/ X6 V/ ^2 V virtù virtue
+ z5 y( u! {& f8 B- S& a it is useful to remember that open e and o occur only in stressed syllables.$ A5 r. h0 x& A; D
automobile automobile. h3 G5 v# y8 o2 U4 r+ e
medico physician z: H+ O4 J+ g* C u$ z
nobile noble( _/ m& o* V4 {* o" t
telefono telephone
/ Z i' s+ I7 @' U c. o$ q: o( V note: the written accent is used with a few monosyllables in order to distinguish them from others that have the same spelling but a different meaning.
2 n( H$ h7 ]3 N X dà gives
. B- j8 V+ }" {3 l da from
; Z3 k& [# ~# y. s$ Q0 g, ?: C* d è is j- k* \! T5 z: h+ K2 ?" Q
e and& k/ Q% D! ~& ^7 q
là there& y7 U* Q: ? U/ i
la the; it; her# ~# F- N! j& e) y* i; z& g
né nor9 [$ M# e# O1 {& \4 t' Y
ne some
& L' v$ b8 k& k- z; G5 T sé himself, herself. [" v& e) k6 j$ u2 v, \
se if
5 N: C% p6 M3 ^ sì yes1 Q! E6 P: J" L% d+ Z% `5 Z0 W. ^
si oneself |