Stress / Accento Tonico
1 K& T8 o. K- j( a6 `+ kUsually, Italian words are stressed on the next–to–the–last syllable. - j3 H& n$ J) J# q
5 E" ?% k. [# H1 MamicofriendfoglialeafMilanoMilannipotenephewpadrefatherparlareto speaksignorinaMissstudiareto studytelefonareto telephoneuomoman
c6 a' M# u% F' T& W1 N8 ^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.
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1 C( d8 H) ?4 \7 ~' ~% Idottoredoctordottor NardiDoctor Nardiprofessoreprofessorprofessor Paceprofessor Pace
" g3 j8 x2 l' P) _+ GWhen words are stressed on the last vowel, they always have a written accent over that vowel. |