izmisliti

измислити

/ǐzmisliti/ · perfective · impf.: izmišljati

VERB

to make up; to fabricate

Izmislio je neki izgovor i otišao ranije. — He made up some excuse and left early.

Ništa nisam izmislila, tako se desilo. — I didn't make anything up, that's what happened.
to invent; to come up with

Ko je izmislio telefon? — Who invented the telephone?

Izmislili smo novu igru za decu. — We came up with a new game for the kids.

The imperfective counterpart is izmišljati.

Synonyms:

smisliti izumeti pronaći

Forms

Past (masc.): izmislio

Imperative: izmisli