how to pronounce иметь

/ɪˈmʲetʲ/

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иметь is pronounced in two syllables

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mʲ

tʲ

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

“… единственная причина иметь семью это …”

meanings of иметь

verb:

To have, to possess.

иметь frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word иметь occurs in russian on average 128.3 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.