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В конце оказывается, что он невиновен, а настоящая виновная — совсем другая женщина.
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In the end, it turns out that he is innocent, and the real guilty person is a completely different woman.
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Breakdown of В конце оказывается, что он невиновен, а настоящая виновная — совсем другая женщина.
в
in
что
that
он
he
настоящий
real
Questions & Answers about В конце оказывается, что он невиновен, а настоящая виновная — совсем другая женщина.
Why does the sentence start with В конце? Does it literally mean in the end or at the end?
В конце literally means at the end. In context, it often corresponds to English in the end or at the end depending on style.
- в конце фильма = at the end of the film
- в конце оказывается = in the end / at the end it turns out
Russian uses в + prepositional here because it refers to being within a point or section near the end of something.
Why is оказывается in the present tense if the sentence sounds like it is describing a story?
This is very common in Russian. The present tense can be used in narrative style to make events feel vivid and immediate. So оказывается literally looks like it turns out / it is turning out, but in storytelling it often means:
- it turns out
- we find out
- it is revealed
This is similar to the historical present in English, as in: So at the end, it turns out he’s innocent...
What exactly does оказывается mean here?