how to pronounce напрягать

/nəprʲɪˈɡatʲ/

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напрягать is pronounced in three syllables

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rʲ

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tʲ

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

“… просто легко напрягать мышцы и увидеть …”

meanings of напрягать

verb:

To flex (the muscle).
To strain (the back, the ears).
To stress out.

напрягать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word напрягать occurs in russian on average 2.1 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.