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состояла

consisted (of), was made up (of), was a member (of), belonged (to)

s ə s t ɐ j a ɫ ə → состоять
со together; jointly + стоя to stand + ла past tense, feminine singular
verb · feminine singular · past indicative Rare #43,872
consisted (of), was made up (of)
RU: Моя работа состояла из двух частей.
EN: My work consisted of two parts.
was a member (of), belonged (to) Often used with «в» (e.g., «состоять в партии/организации»).
RU: Она состояла в спортивном клубе.
EN: She was a member of a sports club.
Conjugation of состоять
Indicative past
состояла

В чём состояла твоя работа?

What did your job consist of?

Наша группа состояла из пяти человек.

Our group consisted of five people.

В смысле, состояла.

I mean, it was.

— Сочувствие господину Месть (2002)

И в чём состояла её цель.

And what was its purpose?

— Тар (2022)

Sounds similar to

настояла n ə s t ɐ j a ɫ ə