Markup Training: Accent Marks
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Accent marks are important to indicate where the stress lies in the pronunciation of a word.
When using the accent markup, this website will always underline the vowel you indicate has a stress, and will show an accent mark (diacritical mark) over the stressed syllable's vowel, according to standard diacritical rules. ( generally, the accent mark is omitted if the 2nd-to-last syllable is stressed, but is otherwise shown as a small mark over the vowel ).
There are three types of accents marks in the standard Filipino accenting system.
( on desktops and laptops, the "back tick" character is the one usually located to the left of the number "1" (one) on the keyboard )
Try it out!
Put an accent over the 2nd "a" in the word "babae" below.
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Indicate both a stress on the final vowel, and a stop on the final vowel of the word below.
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Indicate a stress on the 2nd-to-last syllable, and a stop on the final vowel of the word below.
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Accent marks are important to indicate where the stress lies in the pronunciation of a word.
When using the accent markup, this website will always underline the vowel you indicate has a stress, and will show an accent mark (diacritical mark) over the stressed syllable's vowel, according to standard diacritical rules. ( generally, the accent mark is omitted if the 2nd-to-last syllable is stressed, but is otherwise shown as a small mark over the vowel ).
There are three types of accents marks in the standard Filipino accenting system.
Simple Accent:
To indicate stress in a word with no glottal stop (pahilis stress), simply put two "back tick" characters after the vowel of the syllable with the stress.( on desktops and laptops, the "back tick" character is the one usually located to the left of the number "1" (one) on the keyboard )
Code:
kumusta``Result:
kumustáCode:
mabu``hayResult:
mabuhayStress and Stop on Last Syllable:
To indicate there is a stress on the last syllable and also a stop on the last syllable (pakupya stress), use three "back tick" marks.Code:
handa```Result:
handâCode:
masama```Result:
masamâStress on 2nd-to-Last Syllable and Stop on Last Syllable:
To indicate there is a stress on the 2nd-to-last syllable and a stop on the last syllable (paiwa stress), use one "back tick" mark on the final vowel in the word.Code:
bata`Result:
batàCode:
gusali`Result:
gusalì Try it out!Put an accent over the 2nd "a" in the word "babae" below.
Try it out!Indicate both a stress on the final vowel, and a stop on the final vowel of the word below.
Try it out!Indicate a stress on the 2nd-to-last syllable, and a stop on the final vowel of the word below.
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