desquebrajabais
Syllables
des-que-bra-ja-bai-s
Pronunciation
/des.ke.βɾa.xa.βais/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + quebra- + jaba-is
Desquebrajabais is a Spanish verb in the imperfect subjunctive, meaning 'you all would break.' It's divided into six syllables: des-que-bra-ja-bai-s, with stress on 'ja.' The word is morphologically complex, built from the prefix 'des-', root 'quebra-', and suffixes '-jaba-' and '-is.'
Definitions
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Imperfect subjunctive of 'desquebrajar'.
you all would break
“Si tuvierais más tiempo, desquebrajabais la roca con facilidad.”
“No creía que desquebrajabais el silencio con vuestras risas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ja').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. que — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. bra — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ja — Open syllable, consonant-vowel, stressed.. bai — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. s — Closed syllable, consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels; each vowel sound typically constitutes a syllable nucleus.
Stress Placement
In words not ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's', stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable.
Consonant Closure
A single consonant between vowels typically closes the preceding syllable.
- The 'b' sound between vowels is pronounced as a soft 'β' (bilabial fricative).
- The sequence 'quebra' could potentially be considered a diphthong, but the verb conjugation dictates its separation into two syllables.
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