desaprovechababas
Syllables
de-sa-pro-ve-cha-ba-bas
Pronunciation
/des.a.pɾo.βe.tʃa.βas/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
des- + aprovech- + -abas
The word 'desaprovechabas' is a Spanish verb divided into seven syllables: de-sa-pro-ve-cha-ba-bas. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'aprovech-', and the suffix '-abas'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-based rules.
Definitions
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You were wasting
You were wasting
“Desaprovechabas todas las oportunidades que se te presentaban.”
“¿Por qué desaprovechabas tu tiempo libre?”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. pro — Open syllable, unstressed.. ve — Open syllable, unstressed.. cha — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open, stressed syllable.. bas — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /tʃ/.
- The 'b' and 'v' sounds are allophones and can have slight regional variations in pronunciation.
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