how to pronounce понести

/pənʲɪˈsʲtʲi/

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the above transcription of понести is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

понести is pronounced in three syllables

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nʲ

sʲ

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tʲ

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

“… должны понести наказание это сто …”

meanings of понести

verb:

To bear; to suffer (loss).
To become pregnant.
To carry (for a while; on foot).

понести frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word понести occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.