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составлять

Translation of составлять

constitute

Russian word in Latin letters: sostavlyat

Meaning of составлять

Russian

вместе образовывать целое, например 12 месяцев — это год

English

to be the parts that form something

constitute

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[səstɐˈvlʲætʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Составлять or состоять?

состоять

состоять из = to consist of

Don't mix them up. Parts make up the whole — составлять; the whole is made of parts — состоять из.

Команда состоит из десяти человек.

The team consists of ten people.

Студенты составляют большинство зрителей.

Students make up the majority of the audience.

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  1. Women constitute half of the team.

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    Женщины составляют половину команды.

  2. Children constitute a third of the guests.

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    Дети составляют треть гостей.

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What's the difference between составлять and образовывать

образовывать
🇷🇺Russian

Parts form a whole together; more bookish

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составлять meaning: what does it mean?

to be the parts that form something

составлять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

составлять is pronounced as [səstɐˈvlʲætʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

составлять definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Women constitute half of the team. Translation: Женщины составляют половину команды.

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