how to pronounce терять

/tʲɪˈrʲætʲ/

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терять is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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rʲ

tʲ

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

“… энергию начинает терять почему одни …”

meanings of терять

verb:

To lose, to waste.
To shed.

терять frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word терять occurs in russian on average 15.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.