➡️So, here is a little rule for you guys - most words that end with "-ate" [e.g. - intricate, delicate ...] and which are not verbs - the ending in those is almost always pronounced "et" not "eit".
1. Certificate = -ate = pronunciation = "sertifiket" = not "sertifikeyt"
2. Intricate = -ate = pronunciation = "intriket" = not "intrikeyt"
3. Delicate = = -ate = pronunciation = "deliket" = not "delikeyt"
The list goes on:
Here's a list of words that can function as either adjectives or nouns and end with "-ate":
1. Adequate
2. Accurate
3. Appropriate
4. Compassionate
5. Considerate
6. Corporate
7. Deliberate
8. Desperate
9. Immediate
10. Inadequate
11. Moderate
12. Ornate [istisno = exception] = ends with "-eit" 🚫
13. Passionate
14. Private
15. Separate
16. Ultimate
🔴All of the above end with "-et" => not "eyt"🔴
1. Certificate = -ate = pronunciation = "sertifiket" = not "sertifikeyt"
2. Intricate = -ate = pronunciation = "intriket" = not "intrikeyt"
3. Delicate = = -ate = pronunciation = "deliket" = not "delikeyt"
The list goes on:
Here's a list of words that can function as either adjectives or nouns and end with "-ate":
1. Adequate
2. Accurate
3. Appropriate
4. Compassionate
5. Considerate
6. Corporate
7. Deliberate
8. Desperate
9. Immediate
10. Inadequate
11. Moderate
12. Ornate [istisno = exception] = ends with "-eit" 🚫
13. Passionate
14. Private
15. Separate
16. Ultimate
🔴All of the above end with "-et" => not "eyt"🔴