Breakdown of Nous croyons que les robots autonomes feront le ménage.
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
faire
to do, to make
le ménage
the housework / the cleaning
croire
to believe
Questions & Answers about Nous croyons que les robots autonomes feront le ménage.
Since 'croire' (to believe) expresses an opinion, why isn't the following verb in the subjunctive?
This is a major rule for verbs of opinion! When verbs like croire (to believe) or penser (to think) are used in the affirmative, they state what the speaker considers a certainty. Therefore, they take the indicative mood. You only use the subjunctive with these verbs if they are negative (e.g., Nous ne croyons pas que...) or inverted in a question.
Why is 'feront' used here instead of a present tense verb?
Because croire que takes the indicative mood, you can use any standard tense that fits your meaning: past, present, or future. Here, feront is the futur simple (will do) of faire because the speaker is making a prediction about the future.
Is 'faire le ménage' a set phrase?
Why does 'autonomes' come after 'robots'?
In French, most adjectives are placed directly after the noun they modify. This is especially true for adjectives that describe technical, objective, or classifying traits, like autonomes.