Breakdown of В связи с кризисом мы отменили поставку.
мы
we
кризис
the crisis (m)
отменить
to cancel (pf)
в связи с
due to / in connection with
Questions & Answers about В связи с кризисом мы отменили поставку.
Why is кризисом in the Instrumental case here?
It is required by the compound preposition в связи с (due to / in connection with). The core preposition с always dictates the Instrumental case in this expression, turning the nominative кризис into кризисом.
Could I just say из-за кризиса instead of в связи с кризисом?
Yes, grammatically both work and mean basically the same thing. However, в связи с has a formal, official tone, making it the standard choice for business contexts, news, and official announcements (like canceling a company delivery). Из-за is more conversational and usually points to a negative obstacle.
Why use the perfective verb отменили here rather than the imperfective отменяли?
The perfective отменили focuses on the specific, completed result: the delivery was canceled once and it is now done. If you used the imperfective отменяли, it would imply either a repeated action (we regularly canceled deliveries) or an incomplete, ongoing process in the past.
What is the base form of поставку, and why is it in this case?
The base word (Nominative case) is поставка, which means "delivery" or "supply." It changes to поставку (Accusative case) because it is the direct object receiving the action of the verb отменили (canceled).