составлять

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Russian

Etymology

соста́вить (sostávitʹ) +‎ -я́ть (-játʹ)

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Verb

составля́ть (sostavljátʹimpf (perfective соста́вить)

  1. to constitute, to make up, to form
    Вода́ составля́ет бо́льшую ча́сть на́шего те́ла.
    Vodá sostavljájet bólʹšuju částʹ náševo téla.
    Water makes up a majority of our bodies.
  2. to amount to, to sum up to
    Дефици́т бюдже́та на 2024 год составля́ет 400 миллионов рубле́й.
    Deficít bjudžéta na 2024 god sostavljájet 400 millionov rubléj.
    The budget deficit for 2024 amounts to 400 million rubles.
  3. to compose, to construct, to draw up, to prepare
    Как соста́вить/составля́ть резюме́?
    Kak sostávitʹ/sostavljátʹ rezjumɛ́?
    How should one prepare a résumé?
  4. to stack (to place objects on top of each other to form a stack)
  5. to transfer, to place (to move things from one place to another)
    По́сле обе́да мы составля́ем посу́ду в посудомо́йку.
    Pósle obéda my sostavljájem posúdu v posudomójku.
    After lunch we put dishes into the dishwasher.

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