desarrendabamos
Syllables
de-sa-rren-da-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desa.ren.da.βa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + arrend- + -aba-
The word 'desarrendabamos' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative, meaning 'we were subletting'. It's syllabified as de-sa-rren-da-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'da'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'des-', root 'arrend-', and suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules.
Definitions
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We were subletting/unleasing.
We were subletting/unleasing.
“Nosotros desarrendabamos el apartamento a estudiantes.”
“Antes, desarrendabamos habitaciones en nuestra casa.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('da'). The stress pattern is 000100, indicating unstressed, unstressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, unstressed.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. rren — Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains a trilled 'r' sound.. da — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed. 'b' pronounced as /β/ between vowels.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel followed by Consonant
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
In words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's', the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'rr' digraph requires a trilled 'r' pronunciation.
- The 'b' between vowels is pronounced as a voiced bilabial fricative /β/.
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