haureo

word stress

Mātauranga

Education

He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • 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 | 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'.