how to pronounce пожарный

/pɐˈʐarnɨj/

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пожарный is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… случае это пожарный автомобиль вообще …”

meanings of пожарный

adjective:

Fire.

noun:

Fireman.

пожарный frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пожарный 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.