how to pronounce рвать

/rvatʲ/

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рвать is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… но пониженному курсу и из рук рвать тоже …”

meanings of рвать

verb:

  1. To break.
  2. To tear apart.
  3. To vomit, to puke, to feel sick (impersonal, the person vomiting is the object).
  4. To tear (rend).
  5. To tear out.
  6. To pick, to pluck flowers or fruits.
  7. To break up, to break off (a relationship).

рвать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word рвать occurs in russian on average 4.6 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.

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