desempachabamos
Syllables
de-sem-pa-cha-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desempa.ʧaˈβamos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + empach- + -abamos
The Spanish verb 'desempachabamos' (we were overeating) is syllabified as de-sem-pa-cha-ba-mos, with stress on 'cha'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'empach-', and suffix '-abamos', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To be overeating, to be causing someone indigestion, or figuratively, to be overwhelming someone with something.
We were overeating / We were upsetting someone's stomach / We were overwhelming (someone).
“Antes, durante las fiestas, nos desempachabamos con dulces y pasteles.”
“Con tanta información, nos desempachábamos tratando de entenderlo todo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('cha'), following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in vowels (excluding 'i' and 'u').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. cha — Open syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
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Consonant Cluster Separation
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Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels (excluding 'i' and 'u') are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between two vowels goes with the following vowel.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʧ/ and remains within the same syllable.
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