Breakdown of J'aime que la vidéo soit drôle.
je
I
être
to be
drôle
funny
aimer
to like, to love
que
that (introducing a clause)
la vidéo
the video
Questions & Answers about J'aime que la vidéo soit drôle.
Why do we use soit here instead of est?
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?
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?
If the person who likes and the person who is funny are the exact same subject, you do not use que or the subjunctive. You simply use the infinitive form of the verb. You would say J'aime être drôle. You only use aimer que plus the subjunctive when the subjects are different, like 'I' and 'the video'.
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