Breakdown of В ходе интеграции систем произошёл сбой.
система
system
произойти
to happen, to occur (perfective of происходить)
сбой
the disruption (m)
в ходе
in the course of / during (a process or activity)
интеграция
the integration
Questions & Answers about В ходе интеграции систем произошёл сбой.
Since в ходе means "during", could I just use во время here?
Yes, you could say во время интеграции, but в ходе (literally "in the course of") sounds more formal and professional. It is specifically used for an unfolding process, such as an integration, an investigation, or a meeting, rather than just a static period of time. Like во время, it requires the Genitive case.
Why do we have two Genitive nouns in a row (интеграции систем)?
This is a standard "Genitive chain." The compound preposition в ходе forces the first noun into the Genitive case (интеграции). The second noun, систем (systems), is in the Genitive plural to connect the two ideas, translating as "the integration of the systems."
Why does интеграции end in -ии instead of the standard feminine Genitive ending?
Feminine nouns that end in -ия in the dictionary form (like интеграция) follow a special spelling rule. Instead of taking the usual -ы or -и, they always end in -ии in the Genitive, Dative, and Prepositional cases.
What is the infinitive of произошёл, and why is it in this specific form?
The infinitive is произойти (to happen or to occur). Because the subject of the sentence is the masculine noun сбой (failure/glitch), the verb takes the masculine past tense form. Notice that it shares the same irregular past tense pattern as идти, giving us -шёл, -шла, -шло, -шли.
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