Stress / Accento TonicoUsually, Italian words are stressed on the next–to–the–last syllable.) R L* K1 F5 g' r" A: j# h2 k
amicofriendfoglialeafMilanoMilannipotenephewpadrefatherparlareto speaksignorinaMissstudiareto studytelefonareto telephoneuomoman
% }" u; z8 D2 s( X: k" w, IWhen 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.8 g/ w6 Z; F8 X S% L
dottoredoctordottor NardiDoctor Nardiprofessoreprofessorprofessor Paceprofessor Pace) ^/ Y% k7 m3 k6 I; T
When words are stressed on the last vowel, they always have a written accent over that vowel
3 x4 t3 I/ s: b* v: @cioènamelycittàcityperchèbecauseperòhowevertassìtaxiuniversitàuniversityvenerdìFridayvirtùvirtue
+ u5 H, O k1 a- ]It is useful to remember that open e and o occur only in stressed syllables.
$ z" R9 a2 n0 d( A: F6 Y5 t. mautomobileautomobilemedicophysiciannobilenobletelefonotelephone6 ?. W. N, e* O0 M$ D4 V4 L3 v4 q
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.
/ @. r8 [) H V% @ o6 \dàgivesdafromèiseandlàtherelathe; it; hernénornesomeséhimself, herselfseifsìyessioneself |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:54:10
