Wie man „amend“ auf Englisch ausspricht
əˈmɛnd
ə·MEND
Hauptbetonung: MEND
Höre Muttersprachler „amend“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “amend”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
MEND
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("MEND"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "amend" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "amend is" sounds like "amend-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "amend" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“amend soil. But what I learned most was not that. That was only 10% of the”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“amend the Constitution before the elections so if that happened a free and”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“an amend a ratified Amendment or a replacement of the Supreme Court to change citizens united you know I I uh I think we forget sometimes that America”— StanfordWatch clip
“amend our constitution to provide for hereditary leadership in our state and we're going to find somebody great and this is what we want to do.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“Or amend it so that it does not, by omission, single out Muslims.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“amend a 1999 Family Trust to give his son lucklan more control over the family”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „amend“
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amend soil. But what I learned most was not that. That was only 10% of the
Im Kontext hören: “amend”
506 ClipsThe Englisch word “amend” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as əˈmɛnd (phonetic respelling: ə-MEND). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (ə · MEND), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (MEND). Grammatically, “amend” functions as a verb, noun and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 506 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “amend” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Harvard University, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @7:19
“I did learn a bit of informational capital about how to grow plants, how to amend soil. But what I learned most was not that. That was only 10% of the But what I learned most was not that. That was only 10% of the”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @72:49
“situation so that uncensored cheese and also democratic forces are trying to amend the Constitution before the elections so if that happened a free and fair election that we will see some kind of democracy means flourishing but I”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @64:35
“take either uh you know a state Constitutional Convention or uh uh an an an amend a ratified Amendment or a replacement of the Supreme Court to change citizens united you know I I uh I think we forget sometimes that America change citizens united you know I I uh I think we forget sometimes that America”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #4 · @13:09
“and this is what we want so we're going to amend our constitution to provide for hereditary leadership in our state and we're going to find somebody great and this is what we want to do. leadership in our state and we're going to find”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @4:59
“They want to see, essentially, the government repudiate or repeal this new bill. Or amend it so that it does not, by omission, single out Muslims. That's number one. I think number two is, they want some kind of credible commitment that this is not a prelude to”
Definition & Bedeutung: “amend”
- To make better; improve.
- To become better.
- An act of righting a wrong; compensation.
- Clipping of amendment (“alteration or change for the better”).
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “Mud not the fountain that gave drink to thee; Mar not the thing that cannot be amended.”
- “The teacher sat at one end of the bench, with a meek little fellow by his side. When the others were disorderly, this young martyr received a rap; intended, probably, as a sample of what the rest might expect, if they didn't amend.”
- “amend soil. But what I learned most was not that. That was only 10% of the”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “amend”
- Pronunciation:
- ə-MEND
- Silben:
- ə · MEND
- Written Hyphenation:
- a · mend
- Hauptbetonung:
- MEND
- IPA:
- əˈmɛnd
- Im Kontext hören
- amend
Reimwörter für “amend”
-ɛndKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "amend" (⁄əˈmɛnd⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „amend“
Wie spricht man „amend“ aus?
„amend“ wird als ⁄əˈmɛnd⁄ (ə-MEND) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „amend“?
„amend“ hat 2 Silben: ə · MEND.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „amend“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „amend“ liegt auf „MEND“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „amend“?
To make better; improve.
Wie kann ich „amend“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 506 echte Videobeispiele für „amend“ mit synchronisierten Untertiteln. Nutze Zurück / Weiter (oder die Pfeiltasten ← / →), um jedes Beispiel genau im Moment des Sprechens zu hören.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “amend”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).