how to pronounce запретить

/zəprʲɪˈtʲitʲ/

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запретить is pronounced in three syllables

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tʲ

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

“… значит надо тотально запретить все таки …”

meanings of запретить

verb:

To forbid, to prohibit, to ban.

запретить frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word запретить occurs in russian on average 8.7 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.