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Old 07-30-2002, 06:33 PM   #6
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It is go-VAN-nen. The stress fall on the next to the last syllable since there are 2 consonants, "n's", preceding the final -en of the final syllable.

It would be GO-va-nen if there were only one consonent; that is if it were spelled 'govanen'.

[ July 30, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]
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