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Ce défi extrême est dangereux, bien qu'il soit fascinant.

Ce défi extrême est dangereux, bien qu'il soit fascinant.
This extreme challenge is dangerous, although it is fascinating.
From Lesson 190:Expressing concession (bien que, quoique)·French

Questions & Answers about Ce défi extrême est dangereux, bien qu'il soit fascinant.

Why do we use soit instead of est after bien qu'il?
The phrase bien que (meaning although or even though) introduces a concession. In French, this conjunction always requires the verb that follows it to be in the subjunctive mood. Soit is the subjunctive form of être (to be) for il, whereas est is the standard present tense (indicative).
Why is there an apostrophe in bien qu'il?
The phrase is made of bien que and il. Whenever que is immediately followed by a word starting with a vowel (like il, elle, or on), the e is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe to make it flow better when spoken.
Why is the adjective extrême placed after défi instead of before it?
In French, most descriptive adjectives like extrême (extreme) and fascinant (fascinating) go after the noun they describe. Only a small group of very common, short adjectives (often remembered by the acronym BAGS: Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size) regularly go before the noun.
Since dangereux ends in an x, does it change if the noun is plural?
No, adjectives that end in s or x in their masculine singular form do not change when they become masculine plural. If we were talking about multiple challenges, it would still be sont dangereux. However, if the noun were feminine, it would change to dangereuse or dangereuses.

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