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contrafazer-lhes-íamos

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7 syllables
22 characters
Portuguese
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contrafazerlhesíamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-fa-zer-lhes-ía-mos

Pronunciation

/kõ.tɾɐ.fɐ.ˈzeɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/

Stress

0010110

Morphemes

contra- + fazer + -lhes-íamos

The word 'contrafazer-lhes-íamos' is a future subjunctive verb form. It is divided into seven syllables: con-tra-fa-zer-lhes-ía-mos. The stress falls on the 'fa' syllable. The word consists of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'fazer', and the suffixes '-lhes' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules for vowel grouping, consonant clusters, and pronoun attachment.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    We would do the opposite to them.

    We would do the opposite to them

    “Se eles nos desafiassem, contrafazer-lhes-íamos com prazer.”

    syn:desfazeriamosoporiamos
    ant:fazeriamosconcordariamos

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the 'fa' syllable (third syllable), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

7
con/kõ/
tra/tɾɐ/
fa/fɐ/
zer/ˈzeɾ/
lhes/ʎɛʃ/
ía/ˈi.ɐ/
mos/muʃ/

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. fa — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. zer — Closed syllable, part of the verb root.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, part of the verb ending.. mos — Closed syllable, part of the verb ending.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.

root

fazer

Latin *facere* - to do, to make. The core meaning of the verb.

suf

-lhes-íamos

Combination of a clitic pronoun (-lhes, dative indirect object) and a verb ending (-íamos, future subjunctive).

Similar Words

des­fa­ze­rí­a­moscon­tra­a­ta­ca­rí­a­mosre­a­li­zá­los­ía­mos

Vowel Grouping

Vowels forming diphthongs or triphthongs are kept together in the same syllable.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority, with the more sonorous consonant moving to the following syllable.

Pronoun Attachment

Clitic pronouns are syllabified as part of the verb they attach to, following vowel/consonant boundaries.

  • The pronunciation of 'z' as /ʒ/ before a vowel is a common phonetic rule in Portuguese.
  • The complex structure of the word due to the combination of prefix, root, clitic pronoun, and verb ending requires careful application of syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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