how to pronounce отнять

/ɐtʲˈnʲætʲ/

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отнять is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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nʲ

tʲ

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

“… могут и и и отнять я марика и сегодня я …”

meanings of отнять

verb:

To rob (of), to deprive (of).
To take away (from); to bereave (of).
To deduct, to take away, to take from, to take off.
To subtract; to take away; to abstract.
To amputate.
To take (from).
To withdraw; to remove (hands).

отнять frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word отнять occurs in russian on average 4.9 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.