how to pronounce обстоятельство

/ɐpstɐˈjætʲɪlʲstvə/

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обстоятельство is pronounced in five syllables

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

“… однако это обстоятельство не помешало …”

meanings of обстоятельство

noun:

Adverbial modifier, adverb, adjunct.
Circumstance (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event).

обстоятельство frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word обстоятельство occurs in russian on average 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.