Italian words are divided into syllables as follows:
8 Y' _$ W+ T2 x7 F" |- ~0 j1 B6 rA single consonant goes with the following vowel.
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) y& t: s' j. e# |' w7 i, oItalianEnglishca–sahousepo–si–ti–vopositive& X' m3 ]7 W7 {2 S& H0 G- l
Double consonants are divided. : d- {8 T6 ^' A3 ?9 Q9 ~9 O) `
# \4 Z4 M) q. K9 S$ h" O
ItalianEnglishbab–bodadros–soredbel–lobeautifulat–toact
. R: Y& L" a9 m6 }8 iTwo consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided. / b# b- M _/ y2 j+ E- Y# S5 z
8 } ~; r4 R; L# } q6 G& GItalianEnglishal–ber–gohotelcon–ten–tocontentedam–pioamplefor–tu–nafortune% y \# V$ @: S; A" t* S9 `
Otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable.
2 y6 f+ `: B% G. `2 }$ ~" Q4 u
9 Q" x l* _ K3 f: X) J( ?ItalianEnglishba–staenoughfi–gliosonpa–drefatherba–gnobathso–praabovesa–crosacred
$ y* L# b1 A, e' AThe first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable. |