how to pronounce жертва

/ˈʐɛrtvə/

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жертва is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of жертва in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… или я чем-то жертва если я вышла замуж …”

meanings of жертва

noun:

Victim.
Casualty.
Sacrifice.

жертва frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word жертва occurs in russian on average 8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.