contraatacarteemos
Syllables
con-tra-a-ta-car-te-e-mos
Pronunciation
/kõ.tɾɐ.ɐ.tɐ.ˈkaɾ.tɨ.ˈe.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + atacar + -te-emos
The word 'contra-atacar-te-emos' is syllabified based on Portuguese open and closed syllable rules, with stress on the 'car' syllable. It's a conjugated verb form with a prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification is consistent with similar words in the language.
Definitions
- 1
We will counterattack you.
We will counterattack you.
“Se você nos provocar, contra-atacar-te-emos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'car' syllable (penultimate syllable of the root verb 'atacar').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Single vowel syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. car — Closed syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. e — Single vowel syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed.
Single Vowel Rule
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
- The hyphenated structure requires treating the entire form as a single word for stress and syllabification.
- Regional variations in pronunciation (Brazilian vs. European Portuguese) may affect phonetic realization but not syllabification.
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