desemparejabais
Syllables
de-sem-pa-re-ja-bai-s
Pronunciation
/desempaɾeˈxaβais/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
des- + emparej- + -abais
The word 'desemparejabais' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect subjunctive, meaning 'you all were unmatching'. It's divided into seven syllables: de-sem-pa-re-ja-bai-s, with stress on the 'pa' syllable. The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'emparej-', and the suffix '-abais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, prioritizing open syllables and preserving the root.
Definitions
- 1
You all (formal/plural) were unmatching, were disrupting the pairing, were making things unequal.
You all were unmatching/disrupting the pairing.
“Si desemparejabais los colores, el cuadro no tendría sentido.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('pa').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pa — Closed, stressed syllable.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. ja — Closed syllable, unstressed.. bai — Open syllable, unstressed.. s — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are closed.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
Root Preservation Rule
Elements belonging to the root are not broken unnecessarily.
- The 'j' sound is a single phoneme and is not broken into separate syllables.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as 'v' in some dialects doesn't affect the syllabification.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-abais' is a single morphological unit and is not broken.
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