Learn French: Tu crois que l'abonné regarde la vidéo parce qu'elle est intéressante. - You believe the subscriber is watching the video because it is interesting.

Tu crois que l'abonné regarde la vidéo parce qu'elle est intéressante.

You believe the subscriber is watching the video because it is interesting.

Breakdown of Tu crois que l'abonné regarde la vidéo parce qu'elle est intéressante.

être

to be

you (informal singular)

Questions & Answers about Tu crois que l'abonné regarde la vidéo parce qu'elle est intéressante.

Why is regarde in the standard present tense here, when this lesson is about the subjunctive?

While expressions of emotion like aimer que trigger the subjunctive, verbs of belief or certainty like croire que take the standard indicative mood when they are affirmative. If you made it negative, like Tu ne crois pas que, then you would need the subjunctive!

What does l'abonné mean here?

L'abonné means 'the subscriber' or 'the follower'. It comes from the reflexive verb s'abonner (to subscribe) and is the standard word used in French when talking about YouTube channels, social media, or newsletters.

Why is it parce qu'elle est intéressante instead of using il for 'it'?

The pronoun elle refers directly back to la vidéo, which is a feminine noun. In French, pronouns must agree in gender with the noun they replace, even for inanimate objects, which is why the adjective intéressante also gets an extra 'e' at the end to match.

Could I use car instead of parce que in this sentence?

Yes, you could say car elle est intéressante. Both mean 'because', but parce que is much more common in everyday spoken French. Car is slightly more formal and is used more often in writing.