French · Chapter 20

The subjunctive after doubt, emotion and opinion

6 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

Lesson 1 · Words 1701-1717

Words 1701 to 1717

15	apporter	to bring	verb
300	surprendre	to surprise, to catch out	verb
1701	maire	mayor	noun
1702	faveur	favour	noun
1707	également	also, equally, likewise	adverb
1708	fac	uni, university (informal); faculty	noun
1711	champ	field	noun
1714	échapper	to escape, to get away	verb
1715	valeur	value, worth; valour	noun
1717	réel	real, actual	adjective

Lesson 2 · Words 1718-1727

Lesson 3 · Words 1732-1746

78	extérieur	exterior, outside, outer	adjective
286	prévenir	to warn, to inform, to let know	verb
1732	coffre	boot (of a car); chest, trunk; safe	noun
1738	mode	fashion (la mode, feminine); also le mode, masculine - mode, method, way	noun
1739	folie	madness, insanity; folly	noun
1741	van	van (vehicle); horsebox; winnowing basket	noun
1742	membre	member; limb	noun
1744	inquiéter	to worry, to trouble; (s'inquiéter) to worry, to be anxious	verb
1745	hasard	chance, luck; coincidence	noun
1746	concerner	to concern, to affect, to relate to	verb

Lesson 4 · Grammar primer
The subjunctive after doubt, emotion and opinion
Emotion (etre content que, avoir peur que, regretter que) and doubt (douter que, il est possible que) take the subjunctive, and the negative-and-question flip turns penser que / croire que / etre sur que from indicative (je pense qu'il vient) to subjunctive (je ne pense pas qu'il vienne).

Lesson 5 · Words 1748-1765

27	jardin	garden	noun
111	saison	season	noun
116	abandonner	to abandon, to give up	verb
120	ouest	west	noun
285	suivant	next, following	adjective
1748	génie	genius; genie; engineering	noun
1753	enchanté	delighted, enchanted; pleased to meet you	adjective
1760	souhaiter	to wish, to hope for	verb
1764	poids	weight; burden	noun
1765	poche	pocket; bag, pouch	noun

Lesson 6 · Words 1768-1790

Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
The subjunctive after conjunctions
Conjunctive phrases that always trigger the subjunctive: bien que and quoique (although), pour que and afin que (so that), avant que (before), jusqu'a ce que (until), a condition que and pourvu que (provided that), a moins que (unless), sans que (without), plus the same-subject shortcut pour que -> pour + infinitive.
Lesson 8 · Words 1792-1797
Words 1792 to 1797
1792 passage passage, way through; passing noun
1793 piège trap, snare; pitfall noun
1797 amusant amusing, funny, entertaining adjective
Lesson 9 · Read a story
Story milestone: top 1800 words
You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1800 ceiling.