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Russian word of the day: Сочинять

Jun 22, 2023 (see all)
сочиня́ть
[ sa-chee-nyát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative
Perfective - сочини́ть
to compose, to write; to invent, to make up, to fabricate

Morphemic analysis

сочинять
root: сочин
suffix: я
ending: ть

Etymology

Formed from со + чин (from the Proto-Slavic * činъ - “order, rule, degree, rank, position”).
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Examples

  • Он сам пи́шет те́ксты и сочиня́ет му́зыку для свои́х пе́сен.

    on sam pée-shet tyéks-ty ee sa-chee-nyá-eet mú-zy-ku dlya sva-éeh pyé-seen

    He writes the lyrics and composes the music for his songs himself.

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  • Он о́чень люби́л поэ́зию и да́же сам сочиня́л стихи́.

    on ó-cheen' lyu-béel pa-é-zee-yu ee dá-zhe sam sa-chee-nyál stee-hée

    He was very fond of poetry and even wrote poems himself.

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