ellos inventan

they invent, they make up

→ inventar
invent to invent, make up + an third-person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #52,987
they invent, they make up In these examples, inventar means to make something up, especially a story or lie.
SP: Mis amigos inventan historias divertidas.
EN: My friends make up funny stories.
Conjugation of inventar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First invento —
Second inventas —
Third inventa inventan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First invento —
Second inventas —
Third inventa inventan

Son los vecinos que inventan.

It’s the neighbors who make things up.

— Dos son familia (2016)

Se inventan esa mierda para vender periódicos.

They make that shit up to sell newspapers.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Pero, si inventan mentiras, serán mentiras diferentes y los atraparemos.

But if they make up lies, they’ll be different lies, and we’ll catch them.

Inventan.

They invent.

— Estación central (1998)