resguardarlhesíamos
Syllables
res-guar-dar-lhes-ía-mos
Pronunciation
/ʁez.ɡwaɾ.ˈdaɾ.ʎɛʃ.ˈi.ɐ.muʃ/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
res- + guard- + -ar-lhes-íamos
The word 'resguardar-lhes-íamos' is a Portuguese verb form divided into six syllables: res-guar-dar-lhes-ía-mos. The stress falls on 'guar'. Syllabification follows open/closed syllable rules, diphthong treatment, and pronoun clitic separation. It's composed of the prefix 'res-', root 'guard-', and suffixes '-ar-lhes-íamos'.
Definitions
- 1
We would protect them.
We would protect them.
“Resguardar-lhes-íamos dos perigos.”
“Se pudéssemos, resguardar-lhes-íamos a honra.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'guar' syllable (second syllable), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
res — Open syllable, unstressed.. guar — Open syllable, stressed.. dar — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhes — Closed syllable, unstressed.. iá — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in vowels are considered open.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in consonants are considered closed.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound for syllabification.
Pronoun Clitic Rule
Pronoun clitics are treated as separate syllables.
- Palatalization of /l/ to /ʎ/ before /e/ in 'lhes' is a common phonetic variation.
- The conditional ending '-íamos' is a single morphological unit but is divided based on vowel-consonant patterns.
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