Where is the stress in "yy"?

In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.

How to practice saying "yy"?

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Lettergrepids

1 Lettergrepen

"yy": 1 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:yy

Hoofdklemtoon

YY(yy)●

Stress in "yy" falls on 1st syllable (monosyllabic).

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Automatisch afspelen

Lettergrepenyy

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in the x direction, we also have a second difference coming from the u_yy in the y direction, so another minus 1, and that 2 moves up to a 4. and that 2 moves up to a 4.

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How many syllables in "yy"?: "yy" has 1 lettergrepen (yy).
How to divide "yy"?: "yy" divides into 1 parts: yy.
Where is the stress in "yy"?: In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.
How to practice saying "yy"?: Say each syllable slowly (yy) and listen on SayItVid.