desembaldosabas
Syllables
de-sem-bal-do-sa-bas
Pronunciation
/desembaldoˈsabas/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + embal- + -d-o-s-abas
The word 'desembaldosabas' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect tense. It is divided into six syllables: de-sem-bal-do-sa-bas, with stress on the final syllable 'bas'. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix 'des-', root 'embal-', and a complex suffix indicating the imperfect tense. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation.
Definitions
- 1
The imperfect past tense of the verb 'desembalar'.
You were unpacking / They were unpacking
“Tú desembaldosabas los regalos mientras yo preparaba la cena.”
“Ellos desembaldosabas sus pertenencias en la nueva casa.”
ant:embalabas
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('bas').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Open syllable, unstressed.. bal — Open syllable, unstressed.. do — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. bas — Closed syllable, stressed.
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are generally divided between vowels.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally broken up according to sonority, but certain clusters remain intact.
Final Consonant
A single consonant at the end of a word typically belongs to the final syllable.
- The imperfect tense ending '-abas' is a relatively long affix but is treated as a single syllable due to its internal vowel-consonant-vowel structure.
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