Division of Words into Syllables
After the first syllable each succeeding one commences with a
consonant, as a-for-tu-na-da-men-te (fortunately), except when a
prefix occurs before a primitive word, as organizar (to organise).
If any of these combinations occur together with a third consonant, this
of course will belong to the previous syllable, as:
consonant, as a-for-tu-na-da-men-te (fortunately), except when a
prefix occurs before a primitive word, as organizar (to organise).
When two consonants occur together one letter belongs to one syllable
and the other to the next, as:
EXCEPTION: bl, br, pl, pr, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr and tr are not
divided, as:
a-blan-dar to soften
li-bro book
a-pla-zar to postpone
a-pre-ciar to appreciate
de-cla-mar to declaim
de-cre-tarto decree
a-me-dren-tar to frighten
con-fla-gra-ción conflagration
re-fren-dar to countersign
a-glo-me-rar to agglomerate
a-gran-dar to enlarge
en-con-trar to meetIf any of these combinations occur together with a third consonant, this
of course will belong to the previous syllable, as:
If four consonants come together, two belong to the first syllable and
two to the next, as obs-tru-ir (to obstruct)
.
"ll" and "rr," being treated as single letters, must not be divided,
as:
A few minor exceptions will be learnt by practice.
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Conjugated Verb:
desalar - to desalt
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