German GCSE
Final Consonant Devoicing (Auslautverhärtung)
What Final Consonant Devoicing (Auslautverhärtung) means in German GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Final Consonant Devoicing (Auslautverhärtung)
The rule where b, d, and g at the end of a word are pronounced as p, t, and k.
Topics that use Final Consonant Devoicing (Auslautverhärtung)
- Grammar: Sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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