Should "ver-" be pronounced as [fɐ] or [fɛɐ]?
Should "ge-", be pronounced as [gə] or [gɛ]?
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2I'm afraid the answer is, it depends. Can you provide some more context?– Mr ListerAug 21, 2018 at 18:25
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1Dialect and individual disposition reign this. The more northwest you get, the more affinity people have to ə, when southeasterners would settle on ɐ. All the variants you listed are okay, you may even hear no vowel at all.– JankaAug 21, 2018 at 18:54
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ver-
The standard pronunciation of the prefix ver- is [fɛɐ̯]. But in many regions people use colloquial speech and pronounce it as [fɐ]. In some regions you also will hear [fɔɐ̯].
ge-
The standard pronunciation of the prefix ge- is [ɡə]. But here again there are regions where you will hear [gɛ] and others where people say [ɡe].
answered Aug 21, 2018 at 19:31
