понятное дело

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Russian

Etymology

Literally, (it's an) understandable affair/matter.

Pronunciation

Adverb

поня́тное де́ло (ponjátnoje délo)

  1. obviously, of course, understandably, clearly, needless to say, unsurprisingly
    Synonyms: есте́ственно (jestéstvenno), коне́чно (konéšno), очеви́дно (očevídno), разуме́ется (razuméjetsja), я́сное де́ло (jásnoje délo)
    Подо́бный результа́т, поня́тное де́ло, не внуша́ет дове́рия.Podóbnyj rezulʹtát, ponjátnoje délo, ne vnušájet dovérija.Such a result, unsurprisingly, does not inspire confidence.

Predicative

поня́тное де́ло (ponjátnoje délo)

  1. it's obvious (that), of course, it's understandable (that), it's clear (that), it goes without saying (that), it's unsurprising (that)
    Synonyms: есте́ственно (jestéstvenno), очеви́дно (očevídno), разуме́ется (razuméjetsja), я́сное де́ло (jásnoje délo)
    Поня́тное де́ло, что реши́тельные ме́ры бы́ли необходи́мы.Ponjátnoje délo, što rešítelʹnyje méry býli neobxodímy.It is clear that decisive measures were needed.