The Esperanto Teacher/Accent

by Helen Fryer

Accent.

The accent or stress is always placed on the syllable before the last, as es-pe-ro, es pe-ran-to, es-pe-ran-tis-to, es-pe-ran-tis-ti-no; ju na, ju-nu-lo, ju-nu-li-ro. All the syllables must be clearly pronounced, not slurred over.