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sous-entendais

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4 syllables
14 characters
French
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4syllables

sousentendais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sous-en-ten-dais

Pronunciation

/su.z‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.de.z‿e.de/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

sous + entendre + ais

The word 'sous-entendais' is divided into four syllables: sous-en-ten-dais. It consists of the prefix 'sous-', the root 'entendre', and the suffix '-ais'. Stress falls on the final syllable, 'dais'. Syllabification follows the vowel-centered syllable rule and considers consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To imply, to suggest, to hint at.

    To imply, to suggest

    “Il sous-entendait qu'il était mécontent.”

    “Elle sous-entendait qu'elle avait raison.”

    syn:suggérerinsinuerlaisser entendre
    ant:exprimerdéclareraffirmer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable, 'dais'.

Syllables

4
sous/su/
en/ɑ̃/
ten/tɑ̃/
dais/de/

sous — Open syllable, containing the prefix.. en — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ten — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. dais — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sous

Latin 'sub-', meaning 'under', intensifier.

root

entendre

Latin 'intendere', meaning 'to hear, to understand'.

suf

ais

Imperfect indicative ending, first person singular, derived from Latin '-ebam'.

Similar Words

sous­es­ti­mersous­ma­rincom­pren­dre

Vowel-Centered Syllables

Each syllable contains a vowel sound.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are split based on pronounceability.

Liaison

Liaison doesn't affect the written syllable division.

  • The hyphenated structure of 'sous-entendre' as a compound verb.
  • Potential for liaison affecting pronunciation but not orthographic syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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