Thread: Accented text

Originally Posted by Zaya

So, there is no stress mark in the Japanese language?
We don't usually put it in Russian texts, but rarely it's necessary, just not to be misunderstood.

I'm not sure what exactly a "stress mark" is. But no, Japanese doesn't have it almost surely. You can't put a

Chopsticks are called hashi in Japanese. The intonation drops downward on the shi. If you pronounce the word with a lift in intonation at the end you are saying "bridge" instead of "chopsticks"!
If they look the same, how do you distinguish one from another? If the example is wrong, are there any words in Japanese, that can be confused? Or it's always clear because of the context?

Originally Posted by Zaya

Chopsticks are called hashi in Japanese. The intonation drops downward on the shi. If you pronounce the word with a lift in intonation at the end you are saying "bridge" instead of "chopsticks"!
If they look the same, how do you distinguish one from another? If the example is wrong, are there any words in Japanese, that can be confused? Or it's always clear because of the context?

Hehe, that's why Japanese couldn't adopt the Roman alphabet a few years back when they tried. =)

For that word, hashi, there are several different kanji (Chinese characters) that can be used. 橋、箸...

The first character can be read as "hashi" and means bridge. The second one is read as "hashi" but means chopsticks.

So that's why different words are said almost same way or exactly the same way. In spoken Japanese, the context would give out the meaning. In written the kanji would easily tell the meaning.

That's the best explanation I can give with my knowledge of Japanese (I'm still a beginner after all ^^).

Edit: Hm, not sure everyone can see the Japanese here... Anyway, I wrote two characters there.

That's the best explanation I can give with my knowledge of Japanese (I'm still a beginner after all ^^).

Thank you. I've understood it.)

Originally Posted by laxxy

Originally Posted by Propp

the Accent - is a noun
to accEnt - is a verb.

well that's what I thought, but apparently the former version seems more acceptable to people here even as a verb.

I'd say accent for both. The verb "to accentuate" though is always on the the E.

Originally Posted by Propp

the Accent - is a noun
to accEnt - is a verb.

А я соглашусь. Хотя бы потому, что для английского такая смена ударения - обычное дело. А ещё потому, что сказать accEnted мне легче, чем Accented.))
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define. ... =428&ph=on
Второй вариант здесь стоит с пометкой US. :P
Э-э-э, вообще-то это дискуссия годовой давности... Ну да ладно.

Originally Posted by Zaya

Originally Posted by Propp

the Accent - is a noun
to accEnt - is a verb.

А я соглашусь. Хотя бы потому, что для английского такая смена ударения - обычное дело. А ещё потому, что сказать accEnted мне легче, чем Accented.))
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define. ... =428&ph=on
Второй вариант здесь стоит с пометкой US. :P

Зэ verb: to Accent и to accEnt, это и то и другое можно.

Но я должен сказать, что в американской речи гораздо чаще говорят первый вариант.

Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot

Зэ verb: to Accent и to accEnt,_и то и другое можно.

или

Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot

Зэ verb: to Accent и to accEnt, то есть и то и другое можно.