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Всё-таки тебе нужно убедить этого человека, он же врач!

Всё-таки тебе нужно убедить этого человека, он же врач!
You still need to convince this person, he is a doctor after all!
From Lesson 225:Emphatic particles (ведь, же, даже)·Russian

Questions & Answers about Всё-таки тебе нужно убедить этого человека, он же врач!

Why is же used here instead of ведь, since they both can mean "after all"?
You could actually use either! Both particles point out a shared, obvious fact. The difference is just their placement: же almost always comes immediately after the word it emphasizes (here, он), while ведь normally goes at the beginning of the clause (ведь он врач).
What exactly does Всё-таки add to the beginning of the sentence?
Всё-таки means "nevertheless," "all the same," or "still." It implies a contrast with something said earlier. It shows that despite any doubts, excuses, or previous arguments the listener might have had, they still need to do this.
Why is the object phrased as этого человека rather than этот человек?
The verb убедить (to convince) requires a direct object in the accusative case. Because a person is alive (animate), masculine nouns in the accusative case take the exact same form as the genitive case, turning этот человек into этого человека.
Why does the sentence use тебе instead of ты?
Words that express necessity, like нужно or надо, use an impersonal structure in Russian. Instead of saying "you need," the Russian phrasing literally translates to "to you it is necessary." Therefore, the pronoun takes the dative case, making it тебе.

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