how to pronounce maintenir

/mɛ̃t.niʁ/

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maintenir is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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

“… le rapport que je pu maintenir avec ses …”

meanings of maintenir

verb:

To persist.
To stay fair.
To stick to.
To keep up.
To maintain.

maintenir frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word maintenir occurs in french on average 36 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.