Rules of Using
Apostrophe in Different
Languages
APOSTROPHE
“a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to
indicate either possession or the
omission of letters or numbers”
We gathered uses of it in different
languages.
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APOSTROPHES from our site.
INDICATES OMITTED
CONSONANTS OR
VOWELS
In many languages, it is used for
omitted words.
Cross linguistically, it is the most
common use.
Learn more about POSSESSIVE
APOSTROPHES.
SEPARATES AFFIXES
FROM WORDS
“Turkish uses the apostrophe to
separate case endings from proper
nouns (İstanbul'dan).”
Separates two letters
from being pronounced
together
Ukrainian uses an apostrophe where
Russian uses the tvjordyj znak (hard
sign ъ)
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PLURAL use.
STANDS FOR THE
GLOTTAL STOP
CONSONANT
Some languages mark this sound with
an apostrophe
e.g. HAWAI’I
MODIFIES ANOTHER
LETTER
In Mayan and some other languages
an apostrophe after a consonant
indicates either an Ejective (k') or an
Implosive consonant.
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INDICATES THE SOUND [H]
In Lojban (fu'ivla), it is used to
construct language.
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INDICATES STRESS
In the International Phonetic Alphabet
(IPA), an apostrophe-like symbol is
put before the stressed syllable.
MARKS
PALATALIZATION
It is a softening of a consonant
almost as if you'd pronounce a slight y
afterwards.
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EXAMPLES on our website.
DISAMBIGUATE
SYLLABLES
This applies in the mandarin Chinese
language
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INDICATING ASPIRATION
Wade-Giles transcription system for
Chinese uses it to show that there is a
puff of air afterwards
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SHOWS THAT A LETTER
IS TO BE READ AS A
NUMBER
The Ancient Greek and Hebrew used
letters for numbers.
They write an apostrophe afterwards
to show that this is to be read as a
number.
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REFERENCES
• https://www.google.com.ph/webhp?sourceid=chrome-
instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what%20is%20apostrophe
• https://www.quora.com/What-uses-do-apostrophes-have-in-languages-
other-than-English
• https://lanternhollow.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/wantedposter.jpg

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