how to pronounce ist

/ɪst/

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ist is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of ist in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… sagen macht die vw ist die vws so eine …”

meanings of ist

verb:

Third-person singular present of sein.

ist frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word ist occurs in german on average 10957.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.