transportabamos
Syllables
trans-por-ta-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/trans.poɾ.taˈβa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
trans- + port- + -tabamos
The word 'transportabamos' is syllabified as trans-por-ta-ba-mos, with stress on 'ba'. It's a verb in the imperfect tense, formed from the root 'port-' with prefixes and suffixes indicating tense and person. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and consonant cluster rules, with penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
The imperfect past tense of 'transportar'.
We were transporting / We used to transport.
“Cuando éramos niños, transportábamos leche en botellas de vidrio.”
“Ellos transportaban mercancías a través del río.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ba'), following the penultimate stress rule as the word ends in 's'.
Syllables
trans — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster.. por — Open syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. ba — Open, stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the second-to-last syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'r' sound can be tapped or trilled depending on the dialect.
- The 'b' sound may be weakened to 'β' in some regions.
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