congratularmeíamos
Syllables
con-gra-tu-lar-me-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/kõɡɾatuˈlaɾ.mɛ.ˈi.ɐ̃.muʃ/
Stress
00010101
Morphemes
con- + gratul- + -ar-me-íamos
The word 'congratular-me-íamos' is a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, first-person plural, meaning 'we would congratulate ourselves'. It is syllabified as con-gra-tu-lar-me-í-a-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable due to the '-íamos' ending. The syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables.
Definitions
- 1
We would congratulate ourselves.
We would congratulate ourselves.
“Se tivéssemos ganhado, congratular-nos-íamos com um jantar.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lar'), due to the presence of the '-íamos' ending, which always carries the stress.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasalized vowel.. gra — Open syllable.. tu — Open syllable.. lar — Closed syllable.. me — Open syllable.. í — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Stress Placement Rule
Imperfect subjunctive endings (-íamos) always carry the stress.
- Nasalization of vowels before nasal consonants.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables (especially in Brazilian Portuguese).
- Regional variations in pronunciation of final 'm' in '-íamos'.
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