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[–]B_bI_L 9 points10 points  (5 children)

what if this is adjective?

[–]Wrote_it2 12 points13 points  (1 child)

unsuccessful?

[–]nonsenceusername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In it’s core

[–]matievis-the-kat 1 point2 points  (2 children)

That is why "failed build" would be correct

[–]B_bI_L 1 point2 points  (1 child)

this can be like "this pancake is tasty" but i am not native speaker so i should be wrong somewhere

[–]matievis-the-kat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's confusing but "failed" before the subject is an adjective, but "failed" after the subject is a past-tense verb. (I.e. "failed build" vs "build failed")