how to pronounce задать

/zɐˈdatʲ/

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задать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ты можешь прийти и задать вопрос там …”

meanings of задать

verb:

To pose (a problem).
To set, to assign (an exercise or lesson).
To give, to throw (a dinner or banquet).
To give, to administer (a punishment).
To ask (a question).
To preset, to specify, to assign.

задать frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word задать occurs in russian on average 18.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.