Hi,
I know that in German a vowel is long when it occurs before a consonant:
Bad long a
Rad long a
kommen short o
It seems to be the case also in Norwegian:
Tak - long a
I've just been thinking is it the case in other Germanic languages?
Thank you for your input.
Tom
I know that in German a vowel is long when it occurs before a consonant:
Bad long a
Rad long a
kommen short o
It seems to be the case also in Norwegian:
Takk - short aWell, if that word is pronounced with a short 'a', then I guess they're pronounced the same
The two k's signify a short preceding vowel; if there only was one, it'd be pronounced with a long 'a' - which would mean 'roof' or 'ceiling'![]()
Tak - long a
I've just been thinking is it the case in other Germanic languages?
Thank you for your input.
Tom