Hyphenation ofdesenrollasteis

Analysis of "desenrollasteis" (Spanish)

1. Pronunciation: The word "desenrollasteis" is pronounced approximately as /desenroˈjasteis/.

2. Syllable Division: de-sen-ro-llas-teis

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: des- (Latin dis- meaning "reversal, undoing"). Function: Negation/Reversal.
• Root: enroll- (Latin inrollare meaning "to roll in, to enroll"). Function: Core meaning of the verb.
• Suffix: -asteis (Spanish 2nd person plural preterite imperfective ending). Function: Verb conjugation, indicating tense, mood, person, and number.

4. Stress Identification: The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable, "llas".

5. Phonetic Transcription: /desenroˈjasteis/

6. Edge Case Review: No significant edge cases are present. The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules.

7. Grammatical Role: This word is exclusively the 2nd person plural preterite imperfective form of the verb "desenrollar" (to unroll). Syllabification does not shift based on grammatical role as it is a conjugated verb form.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: The 2nd person plural preterite imperfective form of the verb "desenrollar".
• Translation: You (plural, informal) unrolled/untangled.
• Grammatical Category: Verb (2nd person plural preterite imperfective)
• Synonyms: desliasteis, extendisteis (depending on context)
• Antonyms: enrollasteis (rolled up)
• Examples:
  • "¿Desenrollasteis el mapa?" (Did you unroll the map?)
  • "Ellos desenrollaron la alfombra, y vosotros desenrollasteis la cortina." (They unrolled the carpet, and you (plural) unrolled the curtain.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• "desenrollar": de-sen-ro-llar. Similar structure, stress on the penultimate syllable. The addition of "-steis" extends the word but maintains the stress pattern.
• "desconectasteis": de-s-co-nec-tas-teis. Similar prefix and ending, but with a different root. Syllable division follows the same rules.
• "encontrasteis": en-con-tras-teis. Similar ending, different prefix and root. Stress on the penultimate syllable.

Detailed Syllable Analysis:

• de: /de/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllable begins with a consonant and ends with a vowel. No exceptions.
• sen: /sen/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllable begins with a consonant and ends with a vowel. No exceptions.
• ro: /ro/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllable begins with a consonant and ends with a vowel. No exceptions.
• llas: /ˈʎas/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Syllable contains a consonant cluster at the end. Stress falls here according to Spanish accentuation rules (penultimate syllable). Exception: The 'll' represents a palatal lateral approximant /ʎ/ in many dialects.
• teis: /ˈteis/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Syllable contains a consonant cluster at the end. No exceptions.

Exceptions/Special Cases:

• The 'll' in "llas" represents a palatal lateral approximant /ʎ/ in many dialects of Spanish, but the syllabification remains the same.
• The stress pattern is standard for Spanish words ending in vowels.

Division Rules Applied:

• Rule 1: Consonant-Vowel (CV): Syllables are typically divided between consonant and vowel sequences.
• Rule 2: Vowel-Vowel (VV): When two vowels appear consecutively, they are usually separated into different syllables.
• Rule 3: Stress Placement: Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.