Breakdown of Si tu t'inscris, l'abonnement mensuel sera moins cher.
être
to be
tu
you (informal singular)
cher
expensive
moins
less / to (time)
si
if
s'inscrire
to register
l'abonnement
the subscription (m)
mensuel
monthly
Questions & Answers about Si tu t'inscris, l'abonnement mensuel sera moins cher.
This lesson is about à condition que and the subjunctive. Why does this sentence use si instead?
This sentence is included to show the contrast! Si (if) is the most standard way to state a condition, but it is never followed by the subjunctive. When expressing a likely future condition with si, you use the present tense (tu t'inscris) followed by the future tense (sera). You could rewrite this using the lesson's grammar as: L'abonnement sera moins cher à condition que tu t'inscrives.
Why is there a t' in tu t'inscris?
Why is it moins cher instead of le moins cher?
Moins cher is a comparative meaning 'less expensive' or 'cheaper'. If you added le to make it le moins cher, it would turn into a superlative meaning 'the cheapest'. Here, we are just comparing two options: the price with registration versus the price without.
Why does the adjective mensuel come after the noun abonnement?
Mensuel means 'monthly'. In French, most adjectives go after the noun, especially those that put the noun into a specific factual category, like a time period (mensuel, hebdomadaire, annuel), nationality, or color.
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