repousseraient
The word 'repousseraient' is syllabified as re-pou-sse-raient, following French rules of vowel-initial syllables, consonant clusters, and nasal vowels. It's a verb in the conditional present, 3rd person plural, with stress on the final syllable.
Definitions
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Conditional present, 3rd person plural of 'repousser'.
They would push back/repel.
“Ils repousseraient toute tentative d'invasion.”
“Si on leur demandait, ils repousseraient l'offre.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable ('-aient'), which is typical for French verb conjugations.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. pou — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. sse — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. raient — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
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Vowel-Initial Syllable Rule
Syllables begin with a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained unless they can be naturally separated.
Nasal Vowel Rule
Nasal vowels form a single syllable unit.
- The 'ss' cluster is treated as a single phoneme.
- Liaison possibilities in connected speech do not affect syllabification.
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