how to pronounce усилие

/ʊˈsʲilʲɪje/

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усилие is pronounced in four syllables

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sʲ

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lʲ

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

“… когда я могу сделать усилие а когда мне …”

meanings of усилие

noun:

Effort, exertion, endeavour.

усилие frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word усилие occurs in russian on average 3.9 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.