How to pronounce “subjective”
Say “subjective” in 3 beats
subjective
/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sʌbdʒɛktɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- səbsəb
- dʒɛkdʒɛkstress
- tɪvtɪv
- IPA (American)
- /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /sʌbdʒɛktɪv/
- Respelling
- suhb-JEK-tiv
- Syllables
- 3 — səb-DƷƐK-tɪv
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: səb-DƷƐK-tɪv. “dʒɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/
/sʌbdʒɛktɪv/
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What “subjective” means
- adjective
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
“a subjective judgment”
- adjective
of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
“a cognition is an immanent act of mind”
Say it in a sentence
“Taste in music is entirely subjective, as he keeps saying.”“subjective”, answered
How do you pronounce “subjective”?
“subjective” is pronounced /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/ (suhb-JEK-tiv) in American English and /sʌbdʒɛktɪv/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dʒɛk”. Build it as səb-DƷƐK-tɪv, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “subjective” have?
3: səb · dʒɛk · tɪv. The beat lands on the second, “dʒɛk”.
Is “subjective” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/ (suhb-JEK-tiv); British English says /sʌbdʒɛktɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “subjective” mean?
As an adjective: taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias For example: “a subjective judgment” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “subjective”?
Stress the second syllable: səb-DƷƐK-tɪv. “dʒɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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