how to pronounce потому

/pətɐˈmu/

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потому is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… за 5 мкм его потому что мы этим самым …”

meanings of потому

adverb:

Therefore, because of that, consequently.

потому frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word потому occurs in russian on average 762.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.