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Imperfectivesochinyat

сочинять

write, compose, invent

Other meaningsmake up, tell stories

Aspect pairPerfectiveView
сочинитьcompose, write (a piece)
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
сочинить

Present tense#

Conjugation
  • яIсочиняю
  • тыyou (sg)сочиняешь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itсочиняет
  • мыweсочиняем
  • выyou (pl)сочиняете
  • ониtheyсочиняют

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIбуду сочинять
  • тыyou (sg)будешь сочинять
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itбудет сочинять
  • мыweбудем сочинять
  • выyou (pl)будете сочинять
  • ониtheyбудут сочинять

Imperfective verbs form the future with the auxiliary бы́ть plus the infinitive.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheсочинял
  • онаsheсочиняла
  • оноitсочиняло
  • ониtheyсочиняли

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

сочиняй

to a group / formal

сочиняйте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active presentсочиняющий
  • Active pastсочинявший
  • Passive presentсочиняемый
  • Adverbial (present)сочиняя
  • Adverbial (past)сочиняв, сочинявши

Used with#

  • + Acc

    Музыкант сочиняет новую песню.

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Музыкант сочиняет новую песню.

    The musician is composing a new song.

  • Не сочиняй истории, говори правду.

    Don't make up stories, tell the truth.

About this verb#

  • Class 1a with fixed stem stress (сочиняю). Aspect partner сочинить (Class 4b) takes -и- and end-stress. Colloquial second meaning 'invent / make up (a story)'.

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