Future tense#
Future Tense- яIсочиню
- тыyou (sg)сочинишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itсочинит
- мыweсочиним
- выyou (pl)сочините
- ониtheyсочинят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheсочинил
- онаsheсочинила
- оноitсочинило
- ониtheyсочинили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
сочини
to a group / formal
сочините
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastсочинивший
- Passive pastсочинённый
- Adverbial (past)сочинив
Used with#
- + acc
+ accusative (direct object)
Examples#
Чайковский сочинил шесть симфоний.
Tchaikovsky composed six symphonies.
Не сочиняй — никто тебе не поверит.
Don't make things up; no one will believe you.
About this verb#
- Perfective of сочинять. Class 4b with end-stress throughout and no mutation. Covers serious creative composition (music, poetry) as well as colloquial 'make up a story / lie': the same verb, distinguished by register.
Practice
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