exemplificarlheíamos
Syllables
ex-em-pli-fi-car-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/e.zem.pli.fiˈkaɾ.ʎe.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
ex + empli + ficar
The word 'exemplificar-lhe-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as ex-em-pli-fi-car-lhe-í-a-mos, with primary stress on the 'fi' syllable. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffix, along with a clitic pronoun and personal ending. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel separation, consonant cluster splitting, and clitic pronoun treatment.
Definitions
- 1
To exemplify, to illustrate with examples.
To exemplify, to illustrate.
“Ele queria exemplificar-lhe-íamos a importância da educação.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'fi' syllable (penultimate syllable rule). The 'í' syllable also receives stress due to being a tonic syllable within the clitic pronoun and personal ending.
Syllables
ex — Open syllable, initial syllable.. em — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. pli — Closed syllable.. fi — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. car — Closed syllable.. lhe — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. í — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. a — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels generally form separate syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.
Clitic Pronoun Attachment
Clitic pronouns are often treated as a single syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if it contains a stressed vowel and the final syllable is not a diphthong or triphthong.
- The 'lh' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhe' is orthographically connected but can be treated as a separate syllable for pronunciation.
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