# Accent explained — The Deluge

> Chapter companion for The Deluge by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

## What happens

This chapter explains the general rule of Polish accentuation, noting that most Polish words are accented on the penultimate syllable, with exceptions for foreign names, certain compounds, and words with enclitics. Polish names of men and places typically follow the penult rule.

## Key lines

> All Polish words, with few exceptions, are accented on the syllable next the last, the penult.

Almost all Polish words have their stress on the second-to-last syllable.

_General rule of Polish accentuation._

> Polish names of men and places are generally accented on the penult.

Polish personal and place names usually follow the same penultimate stress pattern.

_Application of the rule to proper nouns._

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