Learn French: J'aime que tu signales ce lien. - I like that you are reporting this link.

The phrase aimer que expresses a personal emotion, preference, or subjective feeling. In French, verbs that express these kinds of feelings require the verb in the following que clause to be in the subjunctive mood.

Wait, tu signales looks exactly like the regular present tense. Is it really the subjunctive?

Yes, it is! For regular -er verbs like signaler, the present subjunctive forms for je, tu, il/elle/on, and ils/elles are spelled exactly the same as the present indicative (the 'normal' present tense). Even though it looks identical here, it is grammatically the subjunctive because it follows J'aime que.

Could I just say J'aime toi signaler to mean 'I like you to report'?

No, French does not use the 'I like someone to do something' structure. Whenever the person doing the liking is different from the person doing the action, you must use que plus a conjugated verb: J'aime que tu signales.

Does signaler mean 'to report' or 'to signal'?

It can mean both! Generally, it translates to 'to point out', 'to draw attention to', or 'to signal'. However, in everyday digital and tech contexts, signaler is the exact word used for 'reporting' a post, a bug, or a broken link (ce lien).