how to pronounce сеять

/ˈsʲejɪtʲ/

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сеять is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

sʲ

2.

tʲ

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

“… держать не умели к сеять не умели ничего …”

meanings of сеять

verb:

To sow.
To lose, to squander.
To spread (an idea, fear etc.).

сеять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word сеять occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.