recompensabamos
Syllables
re-com-pen-sa-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/re.kom.pen.sa.βa.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
re- + compens- + -abamos
The word 'recompensabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: re-com-pen-sa-ba-mos. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('pen'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 're-', the root 'compens-', and the suffix '-abamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel separation.
Definitions
- 1
To reward, to compensate, to recompense.
We were rewarding / We used to reward.
“Nosotros recompensabamos a los estudiantes por su buen comportamiento.”
“Antes, mi padre recompensabamos a mis hermanos y a mí con pequeños regalos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('pen'). Spanish stress rules dictate stress on the antepenultimate syllable for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
re — Open, unstressed syllable.. com — Closed, unstressed syllable.. pen — Closed, stressed syllable.. sa — Open, unstressed syllable.. ba — Open, unstressed syllable.. mos — Closed, unstressed syllable.
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Initial Syllable
The first syllable is always separated.
Vowel-Consonant
When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the syllable is divided after the vowel.
Consonant-Vowel
When a consonant is followed by a vowel, the syllable is divided after the consonant.
Antepenultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable unless marked with an accent.
- The 'b' sound in 'bamos' and 'mos' is often pronounced as a softer /β/ sound in many Spanish dialects.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might affect the precise articulation of vowels, but not the syllable division.
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