despenalizabais
Syllables
des-pe-na-li-za-bais
Pronunciation
/des.pe.na.li.θa.βais/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + penal- + -izar
The word 'despenalizabais' is a verb form divided into six syllables: des-pe-na-li-za-bais. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'li'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'penal-', and suffixes '-izar' and '-bais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation.
Definitions
- 1
You (plural, informal) were decriminalizing/would decriminalize.
You (pl.) were decriminalizing.
“Los jóvenes despenalizabais el consumo de marihuana en vuestras protestas.”
ant:Penalizabais
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'li'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Closed syllable, stressed.. za — Open syllable, unstressed.. bais — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Syllables are separated by vowels.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters between vowels are split.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'z' sound /θ/ in Spain can sometimes lead to a slightly different perception of the syllable boundary, but the written syllable division remains consistent.
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