Breakdown of Я услышал три возражения, но всё-таки начал проект.
я
I
три
three
но
but
проект
the project
начать
to begin (perfective)
всё-таки
still / nevertheless
услышать
to hear (perfective)
возражение
objection
Questions & Answers about Я услышал три возражения, но всё-таки начал проект.
Why use всё-таки for 'still' here instead of всё ещё?
всё-таки means 'nevertheless' or 'all the same.' It shows concession: the project started despite the objections. всё ещё means 'still' only in a temporal sense, indicating that an action is continuing without stopping, which wouldn't make sense here.
Could I replace всё-таки with всё же in this sentence?
Yes, they are interchangeable here. You could easily say но всё же начал проект to mean the exact same thing. Both emphasize that the action happened contrary to expectations, though всё-таки is slightly more common in everyday conversational speech.
What case is возражения in the phrase три возражения, and why?
It is in the genitive singular. A common rule that is always good to review is that after the numbers 2, 3, and 4, nouns take the genitive singular. Since возражение is a neuter noun, its genitive singular form is возражения.
Why are both verbs (услышал and начал) perfective?
They describe a clear sequence of completed, single-time events in the past. The speaker completely finished hearing the objections, and then took the distinct next step of starting the project.
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