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Question about Apocope

Subject Spanish

Spanish

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Apocope

Apocope

Difficulty Easy

Easy

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Easy of Spanish

During a class on apocope in Spanish, the teacher explained that apocope is the loss of the final consonantal sound of a word. In a colloquial conversation context, words are often modified by apocope to facilitate pronunciation. The following question exemplifies the use of apocope in a dialogue and asks students to identify the word that underwent apocope and the original form of that word.

The word that underwent apocope in the dialogue is 'puedo' (I can), whose original form preserves the final 'o' and is pronounced as 'puedo' in a formal context.

The word that underwent apocope in the dialogue is 'hablar' (to speak), whose original form preserves the final 'r' and is pronounced as 'hablar' in a formal context.

The word that underwent apocope in the dialogue is 'tiene' (has), whose original form preserves the final 'e' and is pronounced as 'tiene' in a formal context.

The word that underwent apocope in the dialogue is 'verdad' (truth), whose original form preserves the final 'd' and is pronounced as 'verdad' in a formal context.

The word that underwent apocope in the dialogue is 'mucho' (much), whose original form preserves the final 'o' and is pronounced as 'mucho' in a formal context.

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