malentendisteis
Syllables
mal-en-ten-dis-teis
Pronunciation
/mal.en.ten.dis.teis/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
mal- + entend- + -isteis
The word 'malentendisteis' is a Spanish verb meaning 'you (plural) misunderstood'. It's divided into five syllables: mal-en-ten-dis-teis, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('ten'). It's formed from the prefix 'mal-', root 'entend-', and suffix '-isteis', adhering to standard Spanish syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
You (plural, informal in Spain) misunderstood.
You (all) misunderstood.
“Malentendisteis mis instrucciones.”
“¿Por qué malentendisteis lo que dije?”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ten'). The stress pattern is 00100, indicating unstressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, unstressed.
Syllables
mal — Open syllable, initial syllable.. en — Open syllable.. ten — Closed syllable, stressed.. dis — Open syllable.. teis — Closed syllable.
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
When a consonant is followed by a vowel, the syllable break occurs between them.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
When a consonant is between two vowels, the syllable break occurs before the consonant.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels (including diphthongs) are stressed on the penultimate syllable if they do not have a written accent mark.
- The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules without significant anomalies.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might exist, but they wouldn't fundamentally alter the syllable division.
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