emborrachabamos
Syllables
em-bo-rra-cha-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/emboraˈtʃabamos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
em- + borrach- + -abamos
The word 'emborrachabamos' is divided into six syllables: em-bo-rra-cha-ba-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's a verb in the imperfect indicative, first-person plural, meaning 'we were intoxicating'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and VCV rules, with the 'rr' and 'ch' clusters treated as single units.
Definitions
- 1
To intoxicate habitually in the past.
We were intoxicating / We used to intoxicate.
“Antes, nos emborrachabamos en cada fiesta.”
“Cuando éramos jóvenes, nos emborrachabamos con facilidad.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cha').
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial consonant.. bo — Open syllable, initial consonant.. rra — Open syllable, trilled 'r' sound.. cha — Open syllable, consonant cluster 'ch'. ba — Open syllable, initial consonant.. mos — Closed syllable, final consonant.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables typically consist of a consonant followed by a vowel.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are divided between vowels in sequences of vowels and consonants.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The 'rr' does not create a new syllable; it represents a prolonged 'r' sound.
- The consonant cluster 'ch' is treated as a single phoneme for syllabification.
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