desempaquetaste
Syllables
de-sem-pa-que-tas-te
Pronunciation
/desempa.keˈtas.te/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + empaquet- + -aste
The word 'desempaquetaste' is syllabified as de-sem-pa-que-tas-te, with stress on 'tas'. It's a verb form composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'empaquet-', and suffix '-aste'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant separation.
Definitions
- 1
You unpacked (something).
You unpacked.
“¿Desempaquetaste los regalos?”
“Desempaquetaste la maleta rápidamente.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'tas'. The stress pattern is typical for Spanish verbs in the preterite indicative.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. que — Open syllable, unstressed.. tas — Closed syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
des-
Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing, removal'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.
empaquet-
From 'empaque', ultimately from Latin 'imballare' (to wrap up). The core meaning is related to packaging.
-aste
Spanish suffix indicating the second-person singular preterite indicative tense.
Similar Words
Vowel Separation
Syllables are divided between vowels (e.g., de-em).
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if pronounceable (e.g., pa-que).
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel (e.g., sem-pa).
- The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The 'p' in 'empaquet-' does not initiate a new syllable due to its phonetic properties.
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