Formal Causality: в связи с
In professional and formal contexts, such as business, news, and logistics, you will frequently encounter the compound preposition в связи с to say "due to" or "in connection with." This preposition always triggers the Instrumental case.
| Due to the crisis, we canceled the delivery. | В связи с кризисом мы отменили поставку. |
If the following word starts with certain consonant clusters (like сб-), the preposition с adds an о for easier pronunciation, becoming в связи со.
| The director himself is studying the logistics due to the disruption. | Сам директор изучает логистику в связи со сбоем. |
When a noun has an adjective, remember to decline the adjective into the Instrumental case as well (e.g., новая пошлина becomes с новой пошлиной).
| They delayed the loading of the container due to the new duty. | Они задержали погрузку контейнера в связи с новой пошлиной. |
Watch how adjectives like непредвиденный (unforeseen) or альтернативный (alternative) take Instrumental endings alongside their nouns.
| It was very hard for us due to unforeseen circumstances. | Нам было очень тяжело в связи с непредвиденными обстоятельствами. |
| They are choosing an alternative route due to the long delay. | Они выбирают альтернативный маршрут в связи с долгой задержкой. |
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