how to pronounce закончить

/zɐˈkonʲt͡ɕɪtʲ/

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закончить is pronounced in three syllables

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t͡ɕ

tʲ

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

“… маме помочь я хотела учебы закончить и …”

meanings of закончить

verb:

To conclude.
To close (put an end to).
To complete (work, lessons, etc.).
To finish, to end.

закончить frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word закончить occurs in russian on average 28.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.