how to pronounce зажечь

/zɐˈʐɛt͡ɕ/

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зажечь is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡ɕ

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

“… сознания мы можем зажечь факел правды но …”

meanings of зажечь

verb:

To set fire, to light, to kindle, to inflame, to ignite.

зажечь frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word зажечь occurs in russian on average 2.1 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.