how to pronounce изменять

/ɪzmʲɪˈnʲætʲ/

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изменять is pronounced in three syllables

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mʲ

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nʲ

tʲ

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

“… он сам готов к чему-то изменять свою …”

meanings of изменять

verb:

To betray, to become unfaithful.
To change, to alter, to modify, to edit.
To break, to violate (an oath, promise).
To vary.
To fail (memory).
To desert.

изменять frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word изменять occurs in russian on average 11.2 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.