how to pronounce devenir

/də.və.niʁ/

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devenir is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of devenir in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… où le père va devenir le domestique d'un …”

meanings of devenir

verb:

To become.
To come from.

noun:

Future.

devenir frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word devenir occurs in french on average 131.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.