Verb (+ que) |
Example | Meaning | Notes | |
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Emotion | ||||
avoir peur | fear that... | |||
craindre | fear that... | |||
être + an adjective | être heureux, être triste (to be happy that..., to be sad that...) | be + an adjective that... | ||
Desire/Necessity/Avoidance | ||||
aimer | like that... | |||
commander | command that... | |||
empêcher | prevent that... | Subjunctive takes ne | ||
éviter | avoid that... | Subjunctive takes ne | ||
exiger | demand that... | |||
falloir | be necessary that... | |||
interdire | forbid that... | |||
préférer | like that... | |||
proposer | propose that... | |||
souhaiter | wish that... | |||
suggérer | suggest that... | |||
valoir mieux | be better that... | |||
vouloir | want that... | |||
Uncertainty | ||||
douter | Je doute qu'il y en ait. (I doubt that there are any)
Je ne doute pas qu'il y en a. (I don't doubt that there are any.) |
doubt that... | Does not take the subjunctive when used negatively because it indicates certainty in such instances. | |
estimer | estimate that... | |||
nier | deny that... | |||
paraître | appear that... | |||
Certainty—these verbs take subjunctive when used negatively or interrogatively. | ||||
croire | Crois-tu que je sois triste ? (Do you believe that I'm sad?) | believe that... | ||
penser | think that... | |||
être vrai, probable | be true, probable that... |