desesperanzasen
Syllables
des-es-pe-ran-za-sen
Pronunciation
/des.es.pe.ɾan.θa.ses/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + esper- + -anzasen
The word 'desesperanzasen' is syllabified as 'des-es-pe-ran-za-sen', with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from the root 'esper-' with prefixes and suffixes indicating negation, nominalization, pluralization, and imperfect subjunctive tense. Syllable division follows standard CV and vowel-consonant-consonant rules.
Definitions
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The 3rd person plural imperfect subjunctive form of the verb 'desesperanzar'.
they would despair
“Si no hubieran intervenido, les desesperanzasen con sus mentiras.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'zan' due to the written accent on the 'a' in 'esperanzas'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. es — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. pe — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ran — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. za — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. sen — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
A single consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.
Vowel Surrounded by Consonants
A vowel between two consonants belongs to the syllable formed by the first consonant.
- The pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ (in Spain) or /s/ (in Latin America) doesn't affect the syllabification.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-sen' is a standard inflectional ending.
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