desembrozabamos
Syllables
des-em-bro-za-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desem.βɾo.θaˈβa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + broz- + -aba-mos
The word 'desembrozabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-em-bro-za-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba-'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'broz-', and the suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-based rules.
Definitions
- 1
We were clearing (brush, weeds).
We were clearing
“Desembrozábamos el jardín cada primavera.”
“Mientras tú estudiabas, yo desembrozaba el patio.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba-'). Spanish stress rules dictate stress on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. em — Open syllable, unstressed.. bro — Open syllable, unstressed.. za — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are formed around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Words ending in a vowel are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Regional variation in the pronunciation of 'z' (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in many Latin American countries).
- The 'br' consonant cluster does not pose a syllabification challenge.
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