quebrantarlhesiámos
Syllables
que-bran-tar-lhes-i-á-mos
Pronunciation
/ke.bɾɐ̃ˈtaɾ.lɛʃ.iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
0100010
Morphemes
que- + brar + -antar-lhes-íamos
The word 'quebrantar-lhes-íamos' is syllabified as que-bran-tar-lhes-i-á-mos, with stress on 'bran'. It's a conditional perfect verb form derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel and consonant grouping, and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
We would have broken them.
We would have broken them.
“Se tivéssemos mais tempo, quebrantar-lhes-íamos os brinquedos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'bran' syllable (second syllable), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
que — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. bran — Closed syllable, vowel followed by nasal consonant, stressed.. tar — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. lhes — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. i — Open syllable, vowel.. á — Open syllable, vowel with acute accent indicating stress.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels within diphthongs or triphthongs are kept together.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but are simple in this case.
Open/Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in vowels are open; those ending in consonants are closed.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable unless marked by an accent.
- The clitic pronoun 'lhes' doesn't introduce exceptional syllabification rules.
- The verb's complex conjugation adds length but doesn't alter the fundamental principles of syllable division.
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