parafraseabamos
Syllables
pa-ra-fra-se-a-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/pa.ra.fɾa.se.a.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
para- + frase- + -bamos
The word 'parafraseabamos' is a verb form divided into seven syllables: pa-ra-fra-se-a-ba-mos. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'se'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and consonant cluster rules, with a Latin-derived morphemic structure.
Definitions
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We were paraphrasing.
We were paraphrasing.
“Parafraseábamos los textos para que fueran más fáciles de entender.”
“Los estudiantes parafraseaban los poemas en clase.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('se').
Syllables
pa — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. fra — Open syllable.. se — Closed, stressed syllable.. a — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are generally divided around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are typically kept together within a syllable.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'r' is a single tap /ɾ/, not a trill /r/.
- No significant regional variations affect syllabification.
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