how to pronounce инициатива

/ɪnʲɪt͡sɨɐˈtʲivə/

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the above transcription of инициатива is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

инициатива is pronounced in six syllables

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nʲ

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t͡s

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tʲ

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

“… мы завернули в инициатива миллион …”

meanings of инициатива

noun:

Initiative.

инициатива frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word инициатива occurs in russian on average 6.6 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.