Learn French: J'aime que la vidéo soit drôle. - I like that the video is funny.

The phrase aimer que (to like that) expresses an emotion or personal preference. In French, when you express a feeling about a state or action performed by a different subject, the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood. That is why we use the subjunctive soit instead of the normal indicative est.

What verb is soit and why does it look so different?

Soit is the subjunctive form of être (to be) for il, elle, and on. The verb être is highly irregular in the subjunctive mood, so its forms must be memorized: que je sois, que tu sois, qu'il soit, que nous soyons, que vous soyez, qu'ils soient.

Could I drop the que and just say J'aime la vidéo soit drôle?

No. In English, we often drop the word 'that' and say 'I like the video is funny.' In French, the conjunction que is mandatory to connect the two parts of the sentence and can never be skipped.

What if I wanted to say 'I like being funny' instead of talking about the video?