how to pronounce постовой

/pəstɐˈvoj/

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постовой is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… патрульно-постовой службы имени ахмата …”

meanings of постовой

adjective:

Sentry, guard.
Duty.
On duty.

noun:

Sentry, guard, man on duty.

постовой frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word постовой occurs in russian on average 1 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.