Hyphenation ofestrangeirar-te-emos

Analysis of "estrangeirar-te-emos" (Portuguese)

1. Pronunciation Considerations:

The word "estrangeirar-te-emos" is a conjugated future subjunctive form of the verb "estrangeirar" (to estrange, to alienate). Pronunciation will vary slightly based on regional accents (European vs. Brazilian Portuguese), but the core syllabification remains consistent.

2. Syllable Division:

Following Portuguese syllabification rules, the word breaks down as follows (using only original letters):

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: es- (Latin origin, prefix indicating action or result)
• Root: trange (from Latin extraneus - foreign, strange)
• Suffixes: -eir- (verbal suffix forming the infinitive, Latin origin), -ar (verbal suffix, Latin origin), -te- (personal pronoun 'te' - you, attached pronoun), -emos (verbal ending indicating 1st person plural future subjunctive).

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable: "ra".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ɨʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐ.ɾ‿tɨ.ˈe.muʃ/ (Brazilian Portuguese)
/ɨʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐ.ɾ‿tɨ.ˈɛ.muʃ/ (European Portuguese - vowel quality differences)

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

7. Division Rules:

• Rule 1: Syllables generally begin with a consonant or vowel.
• Rule 2: Vowels are syllable nuclei.
• Rule 3: Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy (more sonorous sounds tend to be syllable nuclei).
• Rule 4: Nasal vowels are formed when a vowel is followed by a nasal consonant.
• Rule 5: Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables when attached to verbs.
• Rule 6: Single vowels form a syllable.
• Rule 7: Consonant-vowel sequences form syllables.

8. Exceptions/Special Cases:

• The "rr" in "rar" represents a strong, trilled 'r' sound, which is a characteristic of Portuguese.
• The pronoun "te" is a clitic pronoun, and its syllabification is dependent on its attachment to the verb.

9. Grammatical Role:

The word is a verb in the future subjunctive mood. Syllabification does not significantly shift based on grammatical role, but stress can shift in other verb conjugations.

10. Regional Variations:

Brazilian Portuguese tends to reduce unstressed vowels more than European Portuguese. This can affect the phonetic realization of syllables but not the underlying syllabification.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• cantaríamos (we would sing): can-ta-rí-a-mos. Similar structure with verb suffixes.
• conversaremos (we will talk): con-ver-sa-re-mos. Similar structure with verb suffixes.
• escreveremos (we will write): es-cre-ve-re-mos. Similar structure with verb prefixes and suffixes.

The syllable division in all these words follows the same principles of consonant-vowel sequencing and suffix attachment. The presence of the "rr" in "estrangeirar-te-emos" is the main difference, requiring a trilled 'r' sound.