desdobrarlhesíamos
Syllables
des-do-brar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/deʒ.du.ˈbɾaɾ.lɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + dobrar + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'desdobrar-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as 'des-do-brar-lhes-ía-mos'. It consists of a prefix 'des-', root 'dobrar', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'. The primary stress falls on the 'brar' syllable. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel division.
Definitions
- 1
We would unfold/develop/explain to them.
We would unfold to them.
“Desdobrar-lhes-íamos o plano, mas decidimos esperar.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'brar' syllable (third syllable), and a secondary stress on the 'ía' syllable (fifth syllable). The stress pattern follows the general rule of stressing the penultimate syllable of the root verb.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. do — Open syllable, part of the root.. brar — Stressed, closed syllable, root of the verb.. lhes — Closed syllable, clitic pronoun.. ía — Open syllable, part of the auxiliary verb, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, part of the auxiliary verb.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs are generally kept within the same syllable.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' can exhibit slight variations in pronunciation and syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a key feature of Portuguese pronunciation.
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