how to pronounce именно

/ˈimʲɪnːə/

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именно is pronounced in three syllables

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mʲ

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nː

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

“… действие по его реализации именно в тот …”

meanings of именно

adverb:

Just, exactly, actually; used to emphasize the meaning of the following word or what comes later and sometimes can be rather difficult to translate it in English.
Namely, to wit, rather; used to specify something or when listing to specify something.

interjection:

Indeed, rather; used to emphasize the agreement or confirmation.

именно frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word именно occurs in russian on average 647.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.