desempaquetabas
Syllables
de-sem-pa-que-ta-bas
Pronunciation
/desempa.keˈta.βas/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + empaquet- + -abas
The word 'desempaquetabas' (you were unpacking) is divided into six syllables: de-sem-pa-que-ta-bas, with stress on 'ta'. It follows standard Spanish syllabification rules, with a prefix 'des-', root 'empaquet-', and suffix '-abas'.
Definitions
- 1
You were unpacking
You were unpacking
“¿Qué desempaquetabas cuando te llamé?”
“Desempaquetaba los regalos con entusiasmo.”
ant:empaquetabas
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta' (fifth syllable).
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sem — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. pa — Open syllable.. que — Open syllable, 'qu' digraph.. ta — Closed, stressed syllable.. bas — Closed syllable, 'b' pronounced as /β/
Word Parts
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CV Structure
Spanish syllables generally follow a consonant-vowel (CV) structure.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if pronounceable.
Penultimate Stress
If a word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's', the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
Digraphs
Digraphs like 'qu' are treated as single phonemes for syllabification.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ is an allophonic variation.
- The word's length and consonant clusters require careful application of syllabification rules.
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