chevauchairaient
The word 'chevaucheraient' is divided into three syllables: chevau-chai-raient. It's a verb in the conditional mood, third-person plural, meaning 'they would ride'. Syllabification follows standard French rules, breaking after vowels and treating 'ch' as a single phoneme. Stress falls on the final syllable.
Definitions
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To ride, to gallop (conditional tense, third-person plural)
They would ride / They would gallop
“Ils chevaucheraient à travers les champs.”
“Si j'avais un cheval, nous chevaucheraient ensemble.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-raient' as is typical in French.
Syllables
chevau — Open syllable, onset /ʃ/, vowel /ə/, coda /v/. chai — Open syllable, onset /ʃ/, vowel /e/. raient — Closed syllable, onset /ʁ/, nasal vowel /ɛ̃/, coda /t/
Word Parts
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Vowel Break
Syllables are generally divided after vowels, especially when followed by consonants.
Consonant Cluster Break
Consonant clusters are broken after the first vowel.
Digraph Treatment
The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/.
Nasal Vowel Nucleus
Nasal vowels form a syllable nucleus.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme. The degree of nasalization in /ɛ̃/ can vary slightly.
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