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Est-ce que tu crois que les fantômes existent ?

Est-ce que tu crois que les fantômes existent ?
Do you believe that ghosts exist?
From Lesson 89:Perception and belief verbs (voir, croire)·French

Questions & Answers about Est-ce que tu crois que les fantômes existent ?

Why is it crois with an 's' instead of a 't'?
Crois is the tu (you) form of the irregular verb croire (to believe). The present tense forms for singular pronouns are je crois, tu crois, and il/elle croit. So, the 's' is the standard ending for je and tu here, while 't' is used for il/elle.
Could I leave out que and just say 'tu crois les fantômes existent' like we do in English?
No, you cannot drop que (that) in French. In English, we often skip it and say 'Do you believe ghosts exist?', but French always requires the connecting word que between the two parts of the sentence.
Why does it say les fantômes instead of just fantômes or des fantômes?
In French, when you talk about a general category or concept, like ghosts as a whole, you must use the definite article (le, la, or les). Since we are talking about ghosts in general, we use les.
Do I pronounce the '-ent' at the end of existent?
No, the -ent ending on French verbs in the 'they' form (ils/elles) is always silent. You pronounce existent exactly like the singular form existe.

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