how to pronounce заканчивать

/zɐˈkanʲt͡ɕɪvətʲ/

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the above transcription of заканчивать is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

заканчивать is pronounced in four syllables

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nʲ

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t͡ɕ

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tʲ

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

“… ребят на муж пора заканчивать эфир я …”

meanings of заканчивать

verb:

To end, to finish, to conclude, to complete.

заканчивать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word заканчивать occurs in russian on average 5.4 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.