sélectionnâmes
The word 'sélectionnâmes' is divided into five syllables: sé-lec-tion-nâ-mes. It's the first-person plural past historic of 'sélectionner', with stress on the penultimate syllable 'nâ'. Syllabification follows French rules of dividing around vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
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We selected
Nous avons choisi
“Nous sélectionnâmes les meilleurs candidats.”
“Les élèves sélectionnâmes leurs options.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable, 'nâ' (1). Other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
sé — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lec — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. tion — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. nâ — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. mes — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Vowel Sequences
Vowel sequences are typically divided into separate syllables.
- The past historic tense is less common in modern spoken French.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ influences syllable structure.
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