Breakdown of Мы не поняли причину, однако вывод убедительный.
не
not
мы
we
понять
to understand (perfective)
однако
however
причина
reason, cause
убедительный
convincing
вывод
conclusion
Questions & Answers about Мы не поняли причину, однако вывод убедительный.
The current lesson is about the conjunction так как (since/as). How does the word причину in this sentence relate to that?
The noun причина means "reason" or "cause". While так как is a conjunction used to introduce a clause explaining why something happened (like "Since X, Y"), причина is the actual noun for the cause itself. You will often see them used in the same types of conversations when explaining the logic behind a situation.
Why do we use the perfective verb поняли here instead of the imperfective понимали?
We use the perfective поняли because it focuses on a specific, singular failure to grasp the concept in this moment. They encountered the reason and failed to grasp it. If you used понимали, it would imply a continuous or repeated state of not understanding over a longer period of time.
Can I just use но instead of однако here?
Yes! Однако means "however" and works very much like но (but) to show contrast. Однако is just slightly more formal and places a stronger emphasis on the contradiction between not understanding the reason and still finding the conclusion convincing.
Why isn't there a verb between вывод and убедительный?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (is/am/are) is almost always left out. The phrase вывод убедительный literally stands as "conclusion convincing", but naturally translates to "the conclusion is convincing".
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