Competent has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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1. | The university has turned out competent doctors. | |
2. | The office is full of competent people. | |
3. | I had to part with my competent secretary. | |
4. | He had two or three rather competent assistants. | |
5. | He is competent for the job. | |
6. | He delegated his authority to his competent assistant. | |
7. | He was a famous poet and a competent diplomat. | |
8. | He is competent and able to trust. | |
9. | They are thought of as competent. | |
10. | Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. |