enfraquecerlhesíamos
Syllables
en-fra-que-cer-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ẽ.fɾɐ.ke.ˈseɾ.ʎes.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
en- + fraquec- + -ecer-lhes-íamos
The word 'enfraquecer-lhes-íamos' is a future conditional verb form. It is syllabified as en-fra-que-cer-lhes-ía-mos, with stress on 'iá'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix, root, and several suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, considering vowel sounds, consonant clusters, and clitic pronouns.
Definitions
- 1
We would weaken them.
We would weaken them.
“Se não tivéssemos cuidado, enraquecer-lhes-íamos a confiança.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'iá' syllable (penultimate syllable of the verb complex).
Syllables
en — Open syllable, nasal vowel. fra — Open syllable. que — Closed syllable, stressed. cer — Closed syllable. lhes — Closed syllable. iá — Open syllable, stressed. mos — Closed syllable
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to pronounceability.
Stress Rule
Stress influences syllable prominence.
Clitic Pronoun Rule
Clitic pronouns are treated as part of the verb complex.
- Nasalization of vowels.
- Pronunciation of 'c' and 'g' before 'e' and 'i'.
- Attachment and syllabification of the clitic pronoun 'lhes'.
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