recapitabamos
Syllables
re-ca-pi-ta-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/re.ka.pi.ta.βa.mos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
re- + capacit- + -ar
The Spanish verb 'recapacitabamos' (we were reconsidering) is syllabified as re-ca-pi-ta-ba-mos, with stress on 'ba'. It follows standard Spanish syllabification rules based on vowel-initial syllables and penultimate stress. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 're-', root 'capacit-', and suffixes '-ar' and '-bamos'.
Definitions
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We were reconsidering, we were reflecting.
We were thinking over, we were pondering.
“Nosotros recapitábamos los eventos del día.”
“Mientras caminábamos, recapitábamos nuestras vidas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second-to-last syllable ('ba') due to the penultimate syllable stress rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. pi — Open syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable, primary stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable Rule
Every vowel initiates a new syllable.
Penultimate Syllable Stress Rule
In words ending in a vowel, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
Consonant-Final Syllable Rule
Consonants can close a syllable.
- The 'b' sound in 'ba' is often realized as a voiced bilabial fricative /β/ in many Spanish dialects.
- No significant morphological anomalies are present.
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