embranquecerteíamos
Syllables
em-bran-que-cer-te-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.bɾɐ̃.ke.ˈseɾ.t͡ʃi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
em- + branqu- + -ecer-te-íamos
The verb 'embranquecer-te-íamos' is syllabified as em-bran-que-cer-te-í-a-mos, with stress on 'que'. It's a conditional verb form built from the root 'branqu-' (white) with prefixes and suffixes, following standard Portuguese syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
To whiten, to bleach (in a conditional sense).
We would whiten/bleach.
“Nós embranquecer-te-íamos as roupas se tivéssemos alvejante.”
ant:escurecer
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'que', following the rule for penultimate stress in words ending in vowels.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. bran — Closed syllable, unstressed.. que — Open syllable, stressed.. cer — Closed syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. í — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Enclitic Pronoun Separation
Enclitic pronouns are separated into their own syllable when followed by a vowel.
- The rhotic 'r' sound in Portuguese.
- Nasalization of vowels before nasal consonants.
- The enclitic pronoun '-te' and its syllabification.
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