The English weak form of "to" — Weak /tə/, Strong /tu/
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to
Weak form
/tə/
RP: /tə/
Strong form
/tu/
RP: /tuː/
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When to use the weak form
weak 'to' → /tə/ before a consonant
Example sentences
I want
to
go.
Time
to
eat.
Nice
to
meet you.
Try
to
relax.
Related weak forms
a
/ə/
an
/ən/
the
/ðə/
of
/əv/
and
/ən/
for
/fɚ/