Breakdown of Je crois que ce site de rencontres est parfait.
je
I
être
to be
parfait
perfect
ce
this (before a noun)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
croire
to believe
que
that (introducing a clause)
le site
the site
la rencontre
the encounter
Questions & Answers about Je crois que ce site de rencontres est parfait.
Why is est in the regular present tense here? Doesn't expressing a personal opinion usually require the subjunctive?
Verbs of thinking or believing, like croire (to believe) and penser (to think), only trigger the subjunctive when they express doubt. In an affirmative statement like Je crois que, you are stating what you consider to be a fact, so you use the normal indicative mood (est). If it were negative (Je ne crois pas que...), it would introduce doubt and require the subjunctive (soit).
Why does rencontres have an 's' at the end?
Why do we use de instead of des before rencontres?
When de connects a noun to the category or type of thing it is, we don't use the definite article (les). Un site de rencontres simply means 'a dating site'. If you said un site des rencontres, it would mean 'a site of the dates', referring to specific dates instead of describing the type of website.
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