how to pronounce подержать

/pədʲɪrˈʐatʲ/

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подержать is pronounced in three syllables

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dʲ

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tʲ

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

“… секунд надо подержать в руках горячую …”

meanings of подержать

verb:

To hold, to keep, to support.

подержать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word подержать occurs in russian on average 7.5 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.