how to pronounce перестать

/pʲɪrʲɪˈstatʲ/

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перестать is pronounced in three syllables

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pʲ

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rʲ

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tʲ

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

“… пола перестать быть таким неприятным …”

meanings of перестать

verb:

To stop, to cease, to quit.

перестать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word перестать occurs in russian on average 9.6 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.