Word
Суровая специфика этого региона — просто данность.
Meaning
The harsh specifics of this region are simply a given.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Суровая специфика этого региона — просто данность.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
просто
simply, just
регион
region
суровый
harsh
Questions & Answers about Суровая специфика этого региона — просто данность.
How could I rephrase this sentence using the pronoun taught in this lesson, 'таков'?
You could say Такова суровая специфика этого региона (Such are the harsh specifics of this region). You use the feminine form такова to agree with the feminine noun специфика. In this structure, такова acts as the predicative pronoun meaning 'such is' or 'that is the nature of'.
The English translation says 'specifics' (plural), but специфика looks singular here. Which is it?
In Russian, специфика is an uncountable, singular noun. It refers to the specific nature, characteristics, or distinctive features of something as a single collective concept. Even though English naturally translates it as the plural 'specifics', you must use singular adjectives and verbs with it in Russian, like the singular feminine суровая.
Why is there a dash before просто данность?
The dash acts as a replacement for the present-tense 'to be' verb (is/are). A core Russian punctuation rule is that when both the subject (специфика) and the predicate (данность) are nouns in the nominative case, you must separate them with a dash. The adverb просто (simply) does not break this rule.
How is the word данность formed?