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Le dispositif a fonctionné, de façon que le déroulement a été un succès.

Le dispositif a fonctionné, de façon que le déroulement a été un succès.
The system worked, so that the progress was a success.
From Lesson 289:Purpose and result (de sorte que)·French

Questions & Answers about Le dispositif a fonctionné, de façon que le déroulement a été un succès.

Why does this sentence use the indicative (a été) after de façon que instead of the subjunctive?
In French, phrases like de façon que and de sorte que take the indicative when they express a result that has actually happened. Since the system already worked and the success is a stated fact, the indicative (a été) is used. These phrases only take the subjunctive when expressing an intended purpose or goal.
How would the sentence change if we wanted to express purpose ("in order that") instead of result?
You would use the subjunctive of être, which is soit. The sentence would become: Le dispositif a fonctionné, de façon que le déroulement soit un succès. This changes the meaning to "The system worked in order for the progress to be a success" (an intended goal), rather than confirming that the success actually happened as a result.
Could I use de sorte que here instead of de façon que?
Yes, absolutely. Both de façon que and de sorte que can be used to express a result (with the indicative) or a purpose (with the subjunctive). De sorte que is generally more common, but they are interchangeable in this context.
What is the literal idea behind the word le déroulement?
It comes from the verb dérouler, which literally means "to unroll." In everyday French, le déroulement is frequently used to refer to the "unfolding," "progress," or "course of events" of a situation, meeting, or process.
Le dispositif is translated as "system" here. Is there a difference between it and le système?
While both can mean "system," un dispositif specifically refers to a targeted setup, an arrangement of equipment, or a set of measures put in place to achieve a specific outcome. Un système is a broader term for an ongoing system, like an operating system or the solar system.

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