Секционное заседание проходит в главном зале.

The sectional session is taking place in the main hall.

Breakdown of Секционное заседание проходит в главном зале.

• в: in
• главный: main
• зал: the hall
• проходить: to take place

Questions & Answers about Секционное заседание проходит в главном зале.

What case is секционное заседание, and why does секционное end in -ое?

Секционное заседание is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing that is happening.

• заседание is a neuter singular noun.
• The adjective секционное has to agree with it in:
  • gender: neuter
  • number: singular
  • case: nominative

So:

• секционный = masculine
• секционная = feminine
• секционное = neuter

Because заседание is neuter, the adjective must also be neuter: секционное заседание.

Why is the verb проходит singular?

Because the subject, заседание, is singular.

Проходит is the 3rd person singular present tense form of проходить.

So the structure is:

• заседание = the meeting/session
• проходит = takes place / is being held

If the subject were plural, the verb would also be plural:

• Секционные заседания проходят... = Section meetings take place...

Why does проходит mean takes place here? I thought it meant passes or goes through.