enloquecieramos
Syllables
en-lo-que-cie-ra-mos
Pronunciation
/en.lo.ke.θje.ɾa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
en- + loquec- + -cieramos
The word 'enloquecieramos' is the imperfect subjunctive of 'enloquecer', meaning 'we were driving crazy'. It's syllabified as en-lo-que-cie-ra-mos, with stress on 'cie'. It's formed from the prefix 'en-', the root 'loquec-', and inflectional suffixes. Regional pronunciation variations exist for the 'c' before 'ie'.
Definitions
- 1
To drive crazy, to make insane (imperfect subjunctive, first-person plural)
We were driving crazy / We would go insane
“Si tuviéramos más tiempo, enloquecieramos con la fiesta.”
“No creía que las noticias nos enloquecieran tanto.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'cie', following Spanish accentuation rules for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lo — Open syllable.. que — Open syllable.. cie — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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- Regional variation in the pronunciation of 'c' before 'ie' (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America).
- The imperfect subjunctive is a complex verb tense with specific formation rules.
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