despreocupabais
Syllables
des-pre-o-cu-pa-bais
Pronunciation
/des.pɾe.o.ku.pa.β̞ais/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + preocup- + -abais
The word 'despreocupabais' is a verb form syllabified into six syllables (des-pre-o-cu-pa-bais) with stress on 'cu'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'preocup-', and suffix '-abais'. Syllabification follows standard CV and vowel rules, with a phonetic realization of /b/ as [β̞] between vowels.
Definitions
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Second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'despreocupar'.
You all were unworried/relieved of care.
“Si ustedes no se preocuparan tanto, serían más felices.”
“Espero que se despreocuparan por el problema.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cu'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pre — Open syllable.. o — Open syllable, single vowel.. cu — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. pa — Open syllable.. bais — Closed syllable, final syllable with voiced bilabial fricative.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllable break occurs between a consonant and a following vowel.
Vowel
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Closed Syllable
Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The /b/ sound is often realized as a voiced bilabial fricative [β̞] between vowels.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-abais' is a complex morphological structure but follows standard syllabification rules.
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