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Thus, a vowel is long if:

Thus, a vowel is long if:

# it is the last sound in the syllable (veta /`ve:ta/, läsa /`l:sa/);

# it is the last sound in the syllable (veta /`ve:ta/, läsa /`l:sa/);

# it occurs before one consonant (tid /’ti:d/, ord /’u:ɖ/).

# it occurs before one consonant (tid /’ti:d/, ord /’u:ɖ/).

A vowel is short:

A vowel is short:

# before a consonant cluster in which the first consonant is said a bit lengthened (eld /’el:d/, aska /`as:ka/);

# before a consonant cluster in which the first consonant is said a bit lengthened (eld /’el:d/, aska /`as:ka/);

# before a doubled long consonant (Anna /`an:a/, rinna /`rin:a/).

# before a doubled long consonant (Anna /`an:a/, rinna /`rin:a/).

Note that the consonants represented by the clusters rd, rn, and rl are always short. The clusters rt and rs are usually short, and ng is almost always long.  

Note that the consonants represented by the clusters '''rd''', '''rn''', and '''rl''' are always short. The clusters '''rt''' and '''rs''' are usually short, and '''ng''' is almost always long.  

* a – /ɑ:/, /a/

* a – /ɑ:/, /a/