descontaminabas
Syllables
des-con-ta-mi-na-bas
Pronunciation
/deskontamiˈnaβas/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + contamin- + -abas
The word 'descontaminabas' is a Spanish verb conjugated in the imperfect indicative. It is syllabified as des-con-ta-mi-na-bas, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'mi'. The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'contamin-', and the suffix '-abas'. Syllabification follows standard CV and VV rules, with penultimate stress applying due to the word's ending.
Definitions
- 1
You were decontaminating.
You were decontaminating.
“Descontaminabas el agua antes de usarla.”
“Cuando era niño, mi padre descontaminaba el suelo.”
ant:contaminabas
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('mi'), following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. con — Closed syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. mi — Open, stressed syllable.. na — Open syllable.. bas — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a separate syllable.
Vowel-Vowel (VV)
Consecutive vowels are separated into different syllables.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'b' sound in 'bas' can be pronounced as a voiced bilabial fricative /β/ in some dialects.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of the final 's' may occur.
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