embarracalhesemos
Syllables
em-ba-rra-ca-lhes-e-mos
Pronunciation
/ɐ.bɐ.ʁɐ.ˈkaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
em- + barra- + -car-lhes-emos
The word 'embarracar-lhes-emos' is a future subjunctive verb form. Syllabification follows Portuguese vowel-based rules, with stress on the penultimate syllable. Morphemic analysis reveals a prefix, root, and several suffixes. Regional variations in pronunciation (particularly in Brazilian Portuguese) may affect phonetic realization but not syllabification.
Definitions
- 1
To mess up, to complicate things for them.
We will mess them up.
“Se não estudarmos, embarracar-lhes-emos os planos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca' due to the presence of an accented vowel.
Syllables
em- — Open syllable, vowel onset.. ba- — Open syllable, consonant onset.. rra- — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset.. ca- — Closed syllable, consonant onset, primary stress.. -lhes — Closed syllable, diphthong onset.. e- — Open syllable, vowel onset.. mos — Closed syllable, consonant onset.
Word Parts
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Vowel Onset
Syllables begin with a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are treated as single onsets where possible (e.g., 'rr').
Vowel-Consonant
Consonant followed by a vowel forms a new syllable.
- The 'rr' cluster can be simplified to 'r' in some Brazilian Portuguese dialects.
- Pronoun 'lhes' is a standard element of Portuguese verb conjugation.
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