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haureo
word stress
Mātauranga
Education
He Tautuhinga
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Definition
Ko te kaha, me te ākitanga ki runga i ētahi wāhanga motuhake o tētahi kupu, o tētahi rerenga rānei.
The intensity of force applied to a specific part of speech in a word or sentence.
He Tauira
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Example
Me rongo i te haureo ki te wāhanga tuarua o te kupu 'tutuki'.
The stress should be placed on the second syllable of the word 'tutuki'.