Breakdown of Он стал юристом, так как любит дискуссии.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
любить
to love, to like
стать
to become
юрист
lawyer
так как
since, as
дискуссия
discussion
Questions & Answers about Он стал юристом, так как любит дискуссии.
Why use так как here instead of потому что?
Так как (since, as) and потому что (because) are very similar and often interchangeable. However, так как is slightly more formal and is usually used when the reason is secondary to the main action or is already understood. Also, unlike потому что, a sentence can naturally start with Так как... (Since...).
Why is юрист in the instrumental case (юристом)?
In Russian, the verb стать (to become) requires the noun that follows it to be in the instrumental case. Since юрист is a masculine noun ending in a hard consonant, it takes the ending -ом.
Is the comma before так как strictly necessary?
Yes. In Russian, subordinate clauses (the dependent part of the sentence introducing the reason) must always be separated from the main clause by a comma. You will practically always see a comma before conjunctions like так как, потому что, and что.
What case is дискуссии, and why does it end in -ии?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of любит (loves). The singular dictionary form is дискуссия (a feminine noun ending in -ия). For inanimate nouns, the accusative plural is identical to the nominative plural, which changes the -я to -и to become -ии.
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