reflexionarvosíamos
Syllables
re-fle-xi-o-nar-vos-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ʁe.fle.ʃi.o.naɾ.vos.iˈa.muʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
re- + flexionar + -vos-íamos
The word 'reflexionar-vos-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified as re-fle-xi-o-nar-vos-ía-mos, with stress on 'nar'. It consists of the prefix 're-', root 'flexionar', and suffixes '-vos' and '-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese vowel and consonant cluster rules, accounting for the clitic pronoun 'vos'.
Definitions
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We would reflect ourselves / We would have been reflecting ourselves.
We would reflect ourselves / We would have been reflecting ourselves.
“Se tivéssemos mais tempo, reflexionar-vos-íamos sobre o assunto.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root 'nar' (re-fle-xi-o-**nar**-vos-ía-mos).
Syllables
re — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. fle — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. xi — Closed syllable, digraph representing a single phoneme.. o — Open syllable, single vowel.. nar — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster, stressed syllable.. vos — Open syllable, clitic pronoun.. iá — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster, nasalized vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant, unless they form a digraph or a single phoneme.
Clitic Pronoun Rule
Clitic pronouns are treated as part of the verb form for syllabification purposes.
- The 'xi' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʃi/.
- The clitic pronoun 'vos' is attached to the verb and syllabified as part of the verb form.
- Nasalization of the final vowel in 'mos' is a common feature of Portuguese pronunciation.
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