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Es normal que el proceso de producción falle a veces.

Es normal que el proceso de producción falle a veces.
It is normal that the production process fails sometimes.
From Lesson 251:Impersonal judgments (es lógico que, es normal que)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Es normal que el proceso de producción falle a veces.

Why do we use falle instead of the regular present tense falla?
The phrase Es normal que is an impersonal value judgment. Whenever we use a structure like es normal que, es importante que, or es lógico que to give an opinion about an action, it triggers the subjunctive mood for the following verb. That is why we use the subjunctive falle.
How is the subjunctive form falle created here?
It comes from the regular -ar verb fallar (to fail). To form the present subjunctive, you take the regular yo form (fallo), drop the -o, and add the opposite ending. Since el proceso acts as an it/he/she subject, we add the -e ending to get falle.
Why is the word order el proceso de producción rather than matching the English 'the production process'?
In Spanish, you cannot stack nouns together like we do in English. When one noun describes another, you must link them with de. So, 'production process' translates literally as 'process of production' (proceso de producción).
Does fallar work for any kind of failing, like failing an exam?
No, fallar is mostly used for machines, systems, or processes that malfunction, break down, or make an error. If you are talking about a person failing a test or a class, you would use a different verb, such as suspender.

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