Breakdown of В этих сложных условиях её невероятная решимость всё же помогла нам справиться с ситуацией.
мы
we
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
в
in / to (direction)
помочь
to help (perfective)
Questions & Answers about В этих сложных условиях её невероятная решимость всё же помогла нам справиться с ситуацией.
What is the exact role of всё же in this sentence, and could we use всё-таки instead?
Both всё же and всё-таки mean 'nevertheless' or 'still' in a concessive sense (meaning despite the difficult conditions). They are entirely interchangeable here, though всё же can sound slightly softer or more literary. Remember not to confuse this concessive 'still' with ещё, which is used for an action that is still ongoing in time.
How does the word решимость (resolve) relate to other words I might already know?
It stems from the B1-level verb решить (to decide). From that root, we get the adjective решительный (decisive). The -ость suffix is then added to form the abstract noun решимость (resolve or determination), which is exactly like adding '-ness' or '-ity' in English.
Why do we use the dative case for нам here instead of the accusative?
Because the verb помочь (to help) and its imperfective pair помогать always govern the dative case. When you help someone in Russian, you give help 'to' them. This is followed directly by the infinitive справиться to express what we were helped to do.
What grammatical structure follows справиться (to deal with)?