escarrapacharlheíamos
Syllables
es-car-ra-pa-char-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/es.kɐ.ʁɐ.pɐ.ˈʃaɾ.ʎɨ.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
es- + carrapach- + -ar, -lhe-, -íamos
The verb 'escarrapachar-lhe-íamos' (we would patch it up clumsily) is divided into nine syllables with stress on 'char'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules, separating vowels and consonant clusters, and treating the clitic pronoun 'lhe' as a distinct unit.
Definitions
- 1
To patch up clumsily, to fix something badly, to bungle a repair.
We would patch it up clumsily
“Se tivéssemos tempo, escarrapachar-lhe-íamos o telhado.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the base verb form ('char' in 'escarrapachar').
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster. car — Open syllable. ra — Open syllable. pa — Open syllable. char — Closed syllable, stressed. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun. í — Open syllable. a — Open syllable. mos — Closed syllable
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken up, with each consonant assigned to its own syllable where possible.
Clitic Pronoun Rule
Clitic pronouns are syllabified separately.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the base verb form.
- The 'lh' sequence is treated as a single phoneme but syllabified as two letters.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhe' is treated as a separate unit for syllabification.
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