сочиня́ть

fairly common #4074C2

verbimperfective perfective is сочини́ть

1.
to write, to compose, to author
Он лю́бит сочиня́ть стихи́.
He likes writing poems.
Of poems, stories, songs, music.
2.
to make up, to invent, to fib, to tell tall tales
Не сочиня́й, я всё зна́ю.
Don't make things up - I know everything.
Colloquial when about lies or exaggeration.

Examples

Миннезингеры сочиняли стихи для рыцарей и дам.
Minnesingers composed poems for knights and ladies.
Компози́торы сочиня́ют му́зыку.
Composers create music.
Она сочиня́ет те́ксты к пе́сням.
She's a songwriter.
Здесь много правильных предложе́ний, бери́те их за образе́ц и сочиня́йте свои́.
There are many correct sentences here; take them as examples and compose your own!
Пацие́нты сочиня́ют небыли́цы.
Patients tell stories.
Древний песнопевец сочинял гимны в честь богов.
The ancient hymn singer composed hymns in honor of the gods.
«Сайботрон» сочиня́л отли́чную му́зыку.
Cybotron was composing excellent music.
Он любит сочинять смешные побасёнки для друзей.
He likes making up funny stories for his friends.

Imperative
ты	сочиня́й
вы	сочиня́йте

Active present	сочиня́ющий	composing, writing
Active past	сочиня́вший	who composed, who invented, who wrote, having composed
Passive present	сочиня́емый	being composed, being written, being created, being authored
Passive past	-
Gerund present	сочиня́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	сочиняв сочинявши	while doing (past)