Breakdown of Автор поста утверждает, мол, это достоверная информация.
это
this / it is
информация
information
автор
author
пост
post
утверждать
to claim
мол
they say
достоверный
reliable (information, facts)
Questions & Answers about Автор поста утверждает, мол, это достоверная информация.
What exactly does the particle мол add to this sentence?
It acts as a conversational way to introduce reported speech, similar to saying "quote unquote" or "so they say." By using мол, the speaker distances themselves from the claim, emphasizing that these are the author's words, not an established fact.
Could we use якобы instead of мол here?
Yes, but it would change the tone. While мол simply attributes the words to someone else (often with mild skepticism), якобы translates closer to "allegedly" or "supposedly." Using якобы would strongly imply that you think the post's author is lying or mistaken about the information being reliable.
Why is there no conjunction like что (that) after утверждает?
Because мол often acts as a substitute for что in colloquial reported speech. While you might occasionally hear native speakers say что, мол, it's completely natural and grammatically sufficient to drop the что and just let мол link the clauses. Remember that as a parenthetical word, мол must always be set off by commas.
We translate достоверная as "reliable". Could I use надёжная instead?
Not in this context. Достоверный means "authentic," "accurate," or "true to fact" and is the correct word to use with информация (information) or источник (source). Надёжный means "dependable" or "trustworthy" in a physical or character sense, like a reliable car (надёжная машина) or a reliable friend (надёжный друг).
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