how to pronounce потребность

/pɐˈtrʲebnəsʲtʲ/

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потребность is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… принципе дневная потребность она …”

meanings of потребность

noun:

Need, want.
Requirement.

потребность frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word потребность occurs in russian on average 20.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.