Thursday, May 14, 2020
À Condition Que Takes the French Subjunctive
The phrase à condition que (provided that) is one of a long list of what are called French conjunctive phrases, which usually introduce a subordinating clause in a sentence. A conjunctive phrase is a group of two or more words that usually ends in que and is often a subordinating conjunction linking a subordinating clause to the main clause. Close to half of such conjunctive phrases used as subordinating conjunctions, including à condition que, require a subjunctive verb to convey their meaning: Je lachà ¨terai à condition que tu le prennes.Ill buy it provided that you take it. The subjunctive mood is used to express actions or ideas that are subjective or otherwise uncertain, such as will/wanting, emotion, doubt, possibility, necessity and judgment. Subjunctive is nearly always found in dependent, or subordinate, clauses introduced by que or qui. Conjunctive Phrases The phrases below with * take a subjunctive verb. Those with ** take the formal, more literary ne explà ©tif, which is a ne negation without the pas. à condition que*  provided that afin que*  so that ainsi que  just as, so as alors que  while, whereas à mesure que  as (progressively) à moins que**  unless aprà ¨s que  after, when à supposer que*  assuming that au cas oà ¹Ã‚  in case aussità ´t que  as soon as avant que**  before bien que*  although dans lhypothà ¨se oà ¹Ã‚  in the event that de crainte que**  for fear that de faà §on que*  in such a way that de manià ¨re que*  so that de mà ªme que  just as de peur que** for fear that depuis que  since de sorte que*  so that, in such a way that dà ¨s que  as soon as en admettant que*  assuming that en attendant que*  while, until encore que*  even though jusquà ce que*  until parce que  because pendant que  while pour que*  so that pourvu que*  provided that quand bien mà ªme  even though/if quoi que*  whatever, no matter what sans que**  without sità ´t que  as soon as supposà © que*  supposing tandis que  while, whereas tant que   as long as vu que  seeing as/that Additional Resources The Subjunctivator!Quiz: Subjunctive or indicative?Expressions with Ã
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