Breakdown of Skoro możemy to wykluczyć, wniosek jest oczywisty.
to
this
być
to be
móc
to be able to
oczywisty
obvious
skoro
seeing that, since (a reason taken as given)
wykluczyć
to rule out
wniosek
conclusion
Questions & Answers about Skoro możemy to wykluczyć, wniosek jest oczywisty.
How does skoro differ from ponieważ or bo in this sentence?
While all can translate to 'since' or 'because', skoro specifically expresses logical inference based on an established fact. It essentially means 'if it is the case that'. Here, ruling something out is the logical premise that makes the conclusion obvious, rather than just a physical cause.
The word wniosek means 'conclusion' here, but doesn't it also mean 'application'?
Yes, wniosek is a homonym. It frequently means a logical conclusion or deduction, as in this sentence. However, it is also the standard word for a formal application or request, such as a passport application. The context of 'ruling something out' makes it clear we mean a logical conclusion here.
Why is the pronoun to placed before the infinitive wykluczyć instead of after it?
In Polish, short pronouns like to naturally gravitate toward the middle of the clause and generally avoid the final position unless you want to put heavy emphasis on them. Saying możemy to wykluczyć sounds smooth and natural, whereas putting to at the end would sound like you are forcefully pointing at 'THIS' in particular.
Why do we use the perfective verb wykluczyć here instead of the imperfective wykluczać?
We use the perfective wykluczyć because we are talking about ruling something out as a single, completed action in order to move forward. The imperfective wykluczać would imply an ongoing or repeated process of ruling things out, which doesn't fit the immediate logic of reaching a final, obvious conclusion.
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