Breakdown of Адвокат показал доказательства, после того как мы пришли в суд.
мы
we
в
in / to (direction)
показать
to show (perfective)
прийти
to arrive (on foot, pf)
после того как
after (conjunction)
адвокат
the lawyer
суд
the court
доказательство
the evidence
Questions & Answers about Адвокат показал доказательства, после того как мы пришли в суд.
How exactly does the phrase после того как work?
Literally, it translates to 'after of-that how'. Russian uses this multi-word conjunction to introduce a full clause (a phrase with a subject and verb, like мы пришли). If you only wanted to say 'after court' using just a noun, you would instead use the preposition после plus the genitive case: после суда.
Why do we use the perfective verbs показал and пришли here?
Perfective verbs focus on completed actions. In a после того как sentence describing past events, using perfective verbs for both actions shows a clear sequence: first our arrival was entirely completed (пришли), and as a result, the showing was completed (показал).
Why is доказательства plural when the English translation says 'evidence'?
Unlike English, which treats 'evidence' as an uncountable concept, the Russian word доказательство is countable. The lawyer showed specific pieces of proof, so the plural доказательства is used. Because it is an inanimate neuter noun, its accusative plural form here looks exactly like its nominative plural.
Why is it в суд instead of в суде?
Because the verb пришли (arrived or came to) indicates motion towards a destination. Whenever there is motion to a place, we use the accusative case в суд. If the sentence was describing something happening while you were already located inside the building, you would use the prepositional case в суде.
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