emagrecerlhesiámos
Syllables
e-ma-gre-cer-lhes-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/emu.ɡɾeˈseɾ.lɛʃ.i.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + agrecer + -ecer-lhes-íamos
The word 'emagrecer-lhes-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as 'e-ma-gre-cer-lhes-i-á-mos', with stress on the third syllable ('gre'). It's composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'agrecer', and suffixes '-ecer-lhes-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering vowel groupings, consonant-vowel separation, and the enclitic pronoun 'lhes'.
Definitions
- 1
To be losing weight for them/to them; we would make them lose weight.
We would make them lose weight / We were going to make them lose weight.
“Nós emagrecer-lhes-íamos se eles pedissem.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'gre', of the verb stem 'emagrecer'.
Syllables
e — Open syllable, unstressed.. ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. gre — Closed syllable, stressed.. cer — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. á — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels within a syllable are grouped together.
Consonant-Vowel
Consonants generally separate syllables when followed by a vowel.
Final Consonant
A single consonant at the end of a syllable usually remains with the preceding vowel.
Diphthongs & Triphthongs
Diphthongs and triphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound within a syllable.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' is enclitic and influences pronunciation but remains orthographically connected.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-íamos' requires careful syllabification.
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