Words with Suffix “--ere/-vamo” in Italian

The word 'contrapponevamo' is divided into six syllables: con-tra-ppo-ne-va-mo. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ne'. The syllabification follows standard Italian rules of dividing before vowels and maintaining consonant clusters. It's the imperfect indicative of 'contrapporre', meaning 'we were opposing'.