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сочини́ть

verb, perfective
Partner сочиня́ть
rarely used word (#5626)

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write

Also: compose, invent, make up, tell stories

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Я сочини́л пе́сню о том, что случи́лось здесь в про́шлом году. I wrote a song about what happened here last year.
Он сочини́л исто́рию про э́ту соба́ку. He made up a story about the dog.
Том сочини́л э́ту вещь не́сколько лет тому назад. Tom composed that piece several years ago.
Он сочини́л три поэ́мы за один ме́сяц. He composed three poems in a month.
Э́то пра́вда, или Том всё э́то сочини́л? Is it true or did Tom make that story up?
Он попыта́лся сочини́ть коро́ткую исто́рию. He tried writing a short story.
Он сочини́л три стихотворе́ния за один ме́сяц. He composed three poems in a month.
Он сочини́л похоро́нный марш для свои́х со́бственных похорон. He composed a funeral march for his own funeral.
Он сочини́л много расска́зов. He wrote a lot of stories.
Сидзуко сочини́ла стихи о сме́не времён года. Shizuko composed a poem about the change of the seasons.