contraindicabas
Syllables
con-tra-in-di-ca-bas
Pronunciation
/kontɾaindiˈkaβas/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
contra- + indic- + -abas
The word 'contraindicabas' is a verb form divided into six syllables: con-tra-in-di-ca-bas. Stress falls on 'ca'. It's composed of the prefix 'contra-', root 'indic-', and suffix '-abas'. Syllabification follows standard CV and CVC rules, with penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
You were contraindicating.
You were contraindicating.
“El médico te contraindicaba ese medicamento.”
“¿Por qué me contraindicabas viajar?”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca' according to the standard Spanish stress rules.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. tra — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. in — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. di — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ca — Open and stressed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. bas — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllable division occurs between a consonant and a following vowel.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
CVC Syllables
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant sequences form closed syllables.
- The 'tr' combination is treated as a single phoneme /tɾ/ for syllabification.
- The imperfect tense ending '-abas' follows standard syllabification rules.
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