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betonen — to stress, to emphasize, to emphasise, to accentuate, to hightlight in German

verbUnleveled
Pronunciation

/bəˈtoːnən/

Quick Facts

Level

Unleveled

Frequency

80/100

Source Rank

#753

Example Sentences

Ich möchte diesen Punkt betonen.

I want to stress this point.

Dieses Wort wird auf der letzten Silbe betont.

This word's stressed on the last syllable.

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