Breakdown of Фантастика это допускает, но мы вряд ли верим в такое.
это
this / it is
мы
we
в
in / to (direction)
но
but
Questions & Answers about Фантастика это допускает, но мы вряд ли верим в такое.
Why is вряд ли used with the present tense верим here, and does it change how the verb works?
The particle вряд ли (meaning "hardly" or "unlikely") pairs directly with standard indicative verbs without changing their tense or mood. Here, it simply adds doubt to the present tense верим to mean "it is unlikely we believe" or "we hardly believe." Unlike the conditional particle бы, it doesn't force the verb into the past tense.
Does фантастика translate directly to the English word "fantasy"?
Not quite! While they look and sound similar, фантастика is the standard Russian term for "science fiction" (often sci-fi). If you want to talk about the "fantasy" genre with dragons and magic, Russians use the English borrowing фэнтези.
Why is it в такое instead of just такому or the prepositional case в таком?
The verb верить (to believe) requires the preposition в plus the accusative case when you are talking about believing in a concept, phenomenon, or person. Такое is the neuter accusative form of такой, acting as a standalone pronoun here to mean "such a thing."
What exactly does допускает mean when applied to a genre like science fiction?