sobrepensarlheíamos
Syllables
so-bre-pen-sar-lhe-í-a-mos
Pronunciation
/su.bɾɨ.pẽ.ˈsaɾ.ʎɨ.ˈɔ.mi.ɐʃ/
Stress
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Morphemes
sobre- + pens- + -ar-lhe-íamos
The word 'sobrepensar-lhe-íamos' is a complex verb form syllabified into eight syllables: so-bre-pen-sar-lhe-í-a-mos. The primary stress falls on the 'pen' syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'sobre-', the root 'pens-', and the suffixes '-ar-lhe-íamos'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of open and closed syllables, diphthong resolution, and nasalization.
Definitions
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We would overthink it.
We would overthink it.
“Se tivéssemos mais tempo, sobrepensar-lhe-íamos antes de tomar uma decisão.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'pen' syllable, the penultimate syllable of the root.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Open syllable, unstressed.. pen — Nasalized vowel, stressed.. sar — Open syllable, unstressed.. lhe — Diphthong, unstressed.. í — Single vowel, unstressed.. a — Single vowel, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.
Diphthong Resolution
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable.
Nasalization
Nasal vowels form a single syllable unit.
- The combination of the pronoun *lhe* with the verb form is standard. The conditional ending *-íamos* doesn't lead to unusual syllabification patterns.
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