desalentarlhesemos
Syllables
de-sa-len-tar-lhes-e-mos
Pronunciation
/dɨ.zɐ.lẽ.tɐɾ.lɨʃ.ɨ.muʃ/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
des- + alentar + -ar-lhes-emos
The word 'desalentar-lhes-emos' is a future subjunctive verb form. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and consonant clusters. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'alentar', and several suffixes indicating tense, mood, and pronoun agreement.
Definitions
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We will discourage them.
We will discourage them.
“Se a situação piorar, desalentar-lhes-emos a continuar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tar'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, single consonant followed by a vowel.. sa — Open syllable, single consonant followed by a vowel.. len — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. tar — Closed syllable, 'r' is a sonorant.. lhes — Closed syllable, palatalized 's' sound.. e — Open syllable, single vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, palatalized 's' sound.
Word Parts
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Vowel Grouping
Vowels generally form their own syllables.
Consonant Closure
Syllables are closed by consonants, especially sonorants.
Diphthong/Triphthong
Diphthongs and triphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound.
Palatalization
The 's' sound before a vowel can become palatalized.
- The palatalization of 's' is a common phonetic phenomenon, but doesn't affect the written syllable division.
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