esquebrajabamos
Syllables
es-que-bra-ja-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/es.ke.βɾa.xa.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + quebr- + -ajabamos
The word 'esquebrajabamos' is a verb form syllabified as es-que-bra-ja-ba-mos, with stress on 'ja'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'es-', root 'quebr-', and suffixes '-ajabamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules regarding consonant clusters and vowel-consonant-vowel patterns.
Definitions
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Imperfect subjunctive first-person plural of 'esquebrajar'.
We were breaking, we would break.
“Si tuviéramos los recursos, esquebrajabamos el viejo edificio.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'ja'.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial syllable.. que — Open syllable.. bra — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'br'. ja — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters like 'br' are kept together within a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are formed around vowels, with consonants assigned to adjacent vowels.
Weak Vowels
Weak vowels between consonants often belong to the following syllable.
- The infix '-ja-' is a standard feature of the imperfect subjunctive and doesn't affect syllabification.
- The 'es-' prefix is consistently treated as a separate syllable.
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