Learn French: C'est le plus grand changement, et je suis content qu'ils enlèvent le parking. - It is the biggest change, and I am happy that they are removing the parking lot.

C'est le plus grand changement, et je suis content qu'ils enlèvent le parking.

It is the biggest change, and I am happy that they are removing the parking lot.

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Questions & Answers about C'est le plus grand changement, et je suis content qu'ils enlèvent le parking.

Why is the subjunctive used for "enlèvent" in this sentence?

The phrase je suis content que expresses an emotion. In French, when you express how you feel about a situation—whether it's happiness, fear, or sadness—the verb in the following clause must be in the subjunctive mood.

"Enlèvent" looks exactly like the normal present tense. Is it really the subjunctive?

It is! For regular -er verbs like enlever, the ils/elles form in the present subjunctive is spelled exactly the same as in the present indicative. We know it is technically the subjunctive here because the grammar rule demands it after je suis content que.

Why does "grand" come before the noun in "le plus grand changement"?

While most French adjectives come after the noun, short and common adjectives describing Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, or Size (often remembered as BANGS) come before it. Since grand describes size, it goes before the noun, and its superlative form le plus grand (the biggest) stays right there with it.

Does "le parking" just mean "the parking" like in English?

Le parking is a loanword from English (an Anglicism), but it has a more specific noun meaning in French. It translates to "the parking lot" or "car park" (the physical place). If you want to talk about the action of parking, you would use a word like le stationnement.