How to pronounce “fundamental”
Say “fundamental” in 4 beats
fundamental
/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fʌndəmɛntəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- funfʌn
- damdə
- enmɛnstress
- taltəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
- IPA (British)
- /fʌndəmɛntəl/
- Also accepted
- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛnəl/
- Respelling
- fun-duh-MEN-tuhl
- Syllables
- 4 — fun-dam-EN-tal
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: fun-dam-EN-tal. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
/fʌndəmɛntəl/
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What “fundamental” means
- noun
any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
“fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure”
- noun
the lowest tone of a harmonic series
- adjective
serving as an essential component
“a cardinal rule”
Say it in a sentence
“Trust is a fundamental of any working partnership.”“fundamental”, answered
How do you pronounce “fundamental”?
“fundamental” is pronounced /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/ (fun-duh-MEN-tuhl) in American English and /fʌndəmɛntəl/ in British English, and /ˌfʌndəˈmɛnəl/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as fun-dam-EN-tal, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “fundamental” have?
4: fun · dam · en · tal. The beat lands on the third, “en”.
Is “fundamental” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/ (fun-duh-MEN-tuhl); British English says /fʌndəmɛntəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “fundamental” mean?
As a noun: any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business For example: “fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “fundamental”?
Stress the third syllable: fun-dam-EN-tal. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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