depenicarlhesíamos
Syllables
dep-e-ni-car-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/dɨ.pɨ.niˈkaɾ.lɨʃ.ˈja.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
de- + pen- + -icar-lhes-íamos
The word 'depenicar-lhes-íamos' is a first-person plural conditional verb form. It is syllabified as dep-e-ni-car-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on the 'car' syllable. The word is composed of the prefix 'de-', root 'pen-', and suffixes '-icar', '-lhes', and '-íamos'. It means 'we would depend on them'.
Definitions
- 1
We would depend on them.
We would depend on them.
“Se tivéssemos mais recursos, depenicar-lhes-íamos para nos ajudar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'car' (ni-car). The 'ía' syllable also receives secondary stress due to the conditional ending.
Syllables
dep — Open syllable, initial syllable.. e — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ni — Open syllable, vowel sound.. car — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lhes — Closed syllable, pronoun clitic.. ía — Open syllable, part of the conditional ending.. mos — Closed syllable, part of the conditional ending.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally separate into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.
Pronoun Cliticization
Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables but linked to the verb.
Conditional Ending
The conditional ending *-íamos* is typically divided as *ía-mos*.
- The pronoun *lhes* attached to the verb requires careful consideration.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might affect the phonetic realization, but not the underlying syllabification.
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