How to pronounce “indicative”
Say “indicative” in 4 beats
indicative
/ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪndɪkətɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪnɪn
- dɪdɪstress
- kəkə
- tɪvtɪv
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪndɪkətɪv/
- Respelling
- in-DI-kuh-tiv
- Syllables
- 4 — ɪn-DꞮ-kə-tɪv
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪn-DꞮ-kə-tɪv. “dɪ” 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
/ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
/ɪndɪkətɪv/
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What “indicative” means
- noun
a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- adjective
relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
“indicative mood”
- adjective
(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
“actions indicative of fear”
Say it in a sentence
“'She walks' is in the indicative, not the subjunctive.”“indicative”, answered
How do you pronounce “indicative”?
“indicative” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ (in-DI-kuh-tiv) in American English and /ɪndɪkətɪv/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dɪ”. Build it as ɪn-DꞮ-kə-tɪv, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “indicative” have?
4: ɪn · dɪ · kə · tɪv. The beat lands on the second, “dɪ”.
Is “indicative” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ (in-DI-kuh-tiv); British English says /ɪndɪkətɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “indicative” mean?
As a noun: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact For example: “'She walks' is in the indicative, not the subjunctive.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “indicative”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪn-DꞮ-kə-tɪv. “dɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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