confrontarlhesiamos
Syllables
con-fron-tar-lhes-i-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kõfɾõˈtaɾ ˈlɛʃ ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
0100000
Morphemes
con- + front- + -ar
The word 'confrontar-lhes-íamos' is a verb meaning 'we would confront them'. It's syllabified as con-fron-tar-lhes-i-a-mos, with stress on 'fron'. The syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering vowel groupings, consonant clusters, and the attached clitic pronoun.
Definitions
- 1
We would confront them.
We would confront them.
“Se tivéssemos mais coragem, confrontar-lhes-íamos os seus erros.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the verb stem ('fron').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. fron — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. tar — Closed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. i — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Vowel Grouping
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Consonant Clusters
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Open/Closed Syllables
Syllables are classified as open or closed based on their ending.
- The 'r' at the end of 'confrontar' forms a closed syllable.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
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