Why is it difficult to stress the word "cakes"? After all, no one will say - “there are good courts”, but “there are good cakes there”, perhaps, you will meet more than once.
It would seem that the correct stress in the word "cakes" is easy to put: it does not change in the plural compared to the singular, it remains with the declension in cases. However, this is one of the most common speech errors. Only the verb "rings" will not yield to "cakes". Perhaps because they call more often than they buy cakes.
Common mistakes
Stress in the word "cakes" on the last syllable, unfortunately, is one of the many persistent mistakes in colloquial Russian.
Experts count up to two hundred frequently used words, the stress in which causes difficulties. These are: "spoilt, spoil, being, took, envied, conspiracy, heretic, exhaust" andothers.
Wrong accent, at first glance, seems harmless. You will be sold cakes, even if you say this word wrong. But among people who know Russian well, you run the risk of being considered a careless person, if not ignorant.
Should I correct this mistake in other people's speech? It all depends on the meaning of your motivation. If you just want to demonstrate your knowledge in an everyday situation in front of strangers, then it is wiser to remain silent. Incorrect behavior will look no better than ignorance of the norms of the language. Helping relatives should also be careful: they should be disposed to talking about the correct pronunciation. Otherwise, an incident will turn out: the best will become the enemy of the good.
Can the accent change
Yes, the language is changing. New dictionaries being produced today reflect changing norms, including accentological ones. They note in which words the stress is outdated, in which it can be of different places (“cottage cheese” and “cottage cheese”, for example).
From a theoretical point of view, there are fixed and free accents. They can be single or multiple. Movable and immovable. Linguistics as a science has in its composition a special section - accentology. It traces the history of the development of speech in terms of the placement of stress in words.
It is very interesting to investigate why stresses become obsolete, what influence dialectisms or professional words have on language norms, how dictionaries react to these changes. Even the Ministry of Educationyou have to issue relevant documents that confirm the accentological minimum for passing the exam.
But the stress in the word "cakes" is still fixed on the first syllable. The emphasis on Y is colloquial, erroneous.
We decline the word "cake"
Be sure to say out loud all the forms of the word "cake" in cases. Then it becomes clear that not only "cakes" are so insidious. Singular:
- cake;
- torta;
- tortu;
- cake;
- about the cake.
Plural:
- Cakes;
- cakes;
- cakes;
- cakes;
- about cakes.
Mistake lurks everywhere! But the stress in the word "cakes" in all cases is only on O. There are no other options.
The best way to remember
Besides declension of a word with a fixed accent in all cases, there are other ways to fix it in memory. Unfortunately, the common advice - to remember the shock "O" as a round cake - will not work. What about the word "cakes"?
But the word "cakes" is a good option for remembering where the stress is in the word "cakes". In none of the cases "cake" and "cakes" cause doubts among the speakers. The stress is always placed on the first syllable. It remains to consolidate the association with the word "cake".
The poem “We won’t eat cakes, because we won’t fit into shorts” will not helpmake a mistake. You can also offer this: “We won’t eat cakes, it’s time for us to go to the courts.”
An active way to memorize words and their stress is the burime game. She develops a sense of language, the ability to compose simple poems. In addition, the result is a funny text that will please the players.
