how to pronounce покончить

/pɐˈkonʲt͡ɕɪtʲ/

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покончить is pronounced in three syllables

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t͡ɕ

tʲ

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

“… ваше стремление покончить с собой по …”

meanings of покончить

verb:

To finish off, to put an end to something, to do away with something, to be through with.

покончить frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word покончить occurs in russian on average 4.7 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.