refaccionabamos
Syllables
re-fa-ccio-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/re.fak.θjo.na.βa.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
re- + fac- + -cion-
The Spanish verb 'refaccionabamos' is divided into six syllables (re-fa-ccio-na-ba-mos) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 're-', root 'fac-', and suffixes '-cion-', '-aba-', and '-mos'. The phonetic transcription is /re.fak.θjo.na.βa.mos/.
Definitions
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We were renovating/repairing/remodeling.
We were renovating.
“Refaccionabamos la casa todos los veranos.”
“Cuando éramos jóvenes, refaccionabamos muebles viejos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('na').
Syllables
re — Open syllable, vowel-centric.. fa — Open syllable, vowel-centric.. ccio — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'cc'.. na — Open, stressed syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel-centric.
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are unpronounceable.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- Regional variation in the pronunciation of 'cc' before 'i' or 'e' (/θ/ in Castilian Spanish, /s/ in many Latin American dialects).
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