Breakdown of Поставщик требует больше денег в связи с непредвиденной пошлиной.
деньги
money
требовать
to demand
больше
more (quantity or size) / no longer, anymore
поставщик
supplier
Questions & Answers about Поставщик требует больше денег в связи с непредвиденной пошлиной.
Why is в связи с followed by the Instrumental case here?
The compound preposition в связи с literally means in connection with. Because it ends with the basic preposition с (with), the noun phrase that follows it must be in the Instrumental case. In this sentence, that produces the feminine singular Instrumental phrase непредвиденной пошлиной.
How does в связи с differ from из-за when translating due to?
While both can mean due to or because of, в связи с is more formal and neutral. It is highly common in business, news, or official contexts (like this sentence about suppliers and tariffs). The preposition из-за takes the Genitive case and is the default for everyday speech, very often implying a negative cause or an obstacle.
Why do we use the form денег after больше?
Words denoting quantity, including comparative adverbs like больше (more) and меньше (less), require the following noun to be in the Genitive case. Because деньги (money) is a plural-only noun in Russian, we must use its Genitive plural form, which is денег.
How is the word непредвиденной built?
It is based on the verb предвидеть (to foresee), which naturally combines пред- (before) and видеть (to see). The prefix не- makes it negative, and the -нн- suffix shows it is a past passive participle functioning as an adjective, giving us unforeseen.