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Originally Posted by givemesomebeer
when is u skipped, in which words?(desu.... but not in sumimasein?)
and how to emphasize fukushima?(where to find rules about emphasis)
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To my knowledge the 'u' in 'desu' is not "skipped", merely is less pronounced. It's still there when you say 'desu', unless you're pronouncing it as 'dess', which I don't think is accurate . . .
As for empthasis. I believe every syllable receives equal stress when pronouncing. I've heard non-native speakers pronounce names ever so strangely, like 'ta-kar-da', elongating the 'ka' sound in 'Takada', but when it comes to saying words you don't have to empthasise any particular syllable. Fukushima is simply 'fu-ku-shi-ma'.
Hope this helps?