Breakdown of Ce qui est génial avec le yoga quotidien, c'est qu'il faut que tu améliores ta respiration.
être
to be
tu
you (informal singular)
avec
with
ton
your (ton, ta, tes)
il
it (impersonal subject)
falloir
to be necessary / must (impersonal)
améliorer
to improve
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
c'est
it is, that is
génial
great/brilliant
que
that (introducing a clause)
ce qui
what (subject)
le yoga
the yoga
quotidien
daily
la respiration
the breathing
Questions & Answers about Ce qui est génial avec le yoga quotidien, c'est qu'il faut que tu améliores ta respiration.
Why is améliores in the subjunctive, and why does it look exactly like the present tense?
It is in the subjunctive because it follows the phrase il faut que (it is necessary that). For regular -er verbs like améliorer, the subjunctive endings are mostly the same as the present tense. You find the stem by taking the ils present form (ils améliorent), dropping the -ent, and adding the subjunctive ending (-es for tu). So here, the subjunctive and present indicative look identical!
Why does the sentence start with Ce qui instead of just Quoi to say 'What'?
Why do we add c'est before qu'il faut? Can't we just say ...avec le yoga quotidien, qu'il faut...?
Why use il faut que tu améliores instead of just tu dois améliorer?
Both mean 'you must improve' and are perfectly correct! However, French speakers use the impersonal structure il faut que (literally 'it is necessary that') all the time for obligations. Using it is a great way to sound more natural and to practice your subjunctive verbs.
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