how to pronounce кончить

/ˈkonʲt͡ɕɪtʲ/

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кончить is pronounced in two syllables

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nʲ

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t͡ɕ

tʲ

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

“… поэтому для того чтобы кончить хороший …”

meanings of кончить

verb:

To finish; to deplete.
To kill; to waste.
To ejaculate, to cum (of a man); to orgasm (of a woman).
To finish, to end.
To graduate from.

кончить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word кончить occurs in russian on average 2 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.