CAS LF 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rench, Chermizy-Ailles, Regular And Irregular Verbs
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The subjunctive is the scariest thing in the french language. It"s got all kinds of rules about when to use it, and it"s got weird conjugations. In both examples, the subject of phrase #1 is wanting that the subject of phrase #2 do something. In both examples, it is not certain that the action in phrase #2 is actually happening, hence the use of the subjunctive phrase. The dishes aren"t actually getting done, i"m just wanting that they get done. The prisoner isn"t actually going to jail, the judge is just ordering that he go to jail. There are 10 basic cues or categories that happen in phrase #1 that tell us to use the subjunctive in phrase #2. If you can remember the meaning or intention behind these categories, it"s a ton easier than remembering each speci c word or phrase cue.
