Breakdown of В случае провала пресса назовёт этот проект ошибкой.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
в
in / to (direction)
ошибка
mistake
проект
the project
случай
case, occasion
назвать
to name, to call
пресса
the press
провал
the flop
Questions & Answers about В случае провала пресса назовёт этот проект ошибкой.
Why is ошибкой in the instrumental case?
This is because of the verb назовёт (will call). Verbs of naming, appointing, and considering, such as называть or назвать, take a direct object in the accusative case (этот проект) and put the label or name being applied to it in the instrumental case (ошибкой).
Since назовёт takes an accusative direct object, why doesn't этот проект change its ending?
Because проект is an inanimate masculine noun. For inanimate masculine nouns, the accusative case is identical to the nominative case. If the object were animate or feminine, you would see a distinct accusative ending.
Is назовёт perfective or imperfective, and why is that aspect used here?
It is the perfective future form of назвать. The perfective aspect is used because the sentence refers to a specific, one-time result in the future (labeling the project a mistake upon its failure), rather than an ongoing or repeated action.
What case is провала in the phrase В случае провала?
It is in the genitive case. The noun провал (failure, flop) is governed by the prepositional phrase в случае (in case of / in the event of), which always requires the genitive.
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