Breakdown of Aufgrund des Lecks ist die Schließung angeordnet.
sein
to be
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
aufgrund
due to
das Leck
the leak
Questions & Answers about Aufgrund des Lecks ist die Schließung angeordnet.
Why does the sentence say des Lecks instead of das Leck?
The preposition aufgrund (due to) requires the genitive case. Since das Leck (the leak) is a neuter noun, the article changes to des and we add an -s to the end of the noun, making it des Lecks.
Why is ist placed right after Aufgrund des Lecks?
The entire prepositional phrase Aufgrund des Lecks acts as the first block of information (Position 1) in the sentence. In German main clauses, the conjugated verb (ist) must always take Position 2.
Why does this sentence use ist angeordnet instead of wird angeordnet?
This is the statal passive (Zustandspassiv). By using sein (ist) instead of werden (wird), the sentence focuses on the resulting state: the closure is currently ordered and in effect. If you used wird angeordnet, it would mean the action is happening right now (the closure is being ordered).
Where does the word angeordnet come from?