enmarquetabamos
Syllables
en-mar-que-ta-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/en.maɾ.keˈta.βa.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
en + marquet + abamos
The word 'enmarquetabamos' is a Spanish verb syllabified as 'en-mar-que-ta-ba-mos', with stress on the 'que' syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'en-', the root 'marquet-', and the suffix '-abamos'. Syllabification follows standard CV and VCC rules, with a slight phonetic variation (lenition) of the 'b' sound.
Definitions
- 1
To frame, to put in a frame.
We were framing / We used to frame.
“Enmarquetábamos las fotos familiares.”
“Antes, enmarquetábamos todos nuestros recuerdos.”
ant:desenmarcar
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('que'). The stress pattern is typical for Spanish verbs in the imperfect indicative.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, unstressed.. mar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. que — Closed syllable, stressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are typically formed around a vowel, with any preceding consonants belonging to that syllable.
Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC)
When a vowel is followed by two consonants, the first consonant usually joins the preceding vowel to form a syllable, and the second consonant begins the next syllable.
- The 'b' in 'ba' undergoes lenition (weakening) to /β/ due to its intervocalic position.
- Spanish generally avoids consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables, but this word doesn't present that issue.
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