No. 173 in Russian
составляет
"Составляет" means "constitutes" or "amounts to."
In a sentence
Общая сумма составляет 5000 рублей.
The total amount is 5000 rubles.
Here, 'составляет' is used in its common sense meaning 'amounts to' or 'is' to indicate the total of something numerical.
Эта задача составляет важную часть нашего проекта.
This task constitutes an important part of our project.
In this sentence, 'составляет' is used to mean 'constitutes' or 'forms,' referring to something that is an integral part of a larger whole.
Длина маршрута составляет 350 километров.
The length of the route is 350 kilometers.
Here, 'составляет' implies 'is' or 'measures,' used to describe the dimension or measurement of something concretely.
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