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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “(it's an) understandable affair/matter”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
поня́тное де́ло • (ponjátnoje délo)
- 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)
- 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.