Breakdown of Je vois que tu aimes l'humour de ce collègue attirant.
je
I
tu
you (informal singular)
aimer
to like, to love
ce
this (before a noun)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
le collègue
the colleague
voir
to see
que
that (introducing a clause)
l'humour (m)
the humor (m)
attirant
attractive (appealing, people)
Questions & Answers about Je vois que tu aimes l'humour de ce collègue attirant.
How could I practice the current lesson and add "with whom you work" to the end of this sentence?
Doesn't the word que often trigger the subjunctive? Why is it tu aimes here?
The subjunctive is triggered by expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or strong emotion. The verb voir (to see) is used here to state a fact or an observation. When you say Je vois que... (I see that...), you are declaring something you observe to be true, so the following verb takes the normal indicative mood.
Why is it de ce collègue instead of du ce collègue?
To show possession (the humor of this colleague), we use the preposition de. The word du is specifically a mandatory contraction of de + le. Because we are using the demonstrative adjective ce (this) instead of the definite article le (the), there is no contraction. It simply stays de ce.
Is attirant related to a verb, and why is it placed at the end?
Yes! It comes from the present participle of the verb attirer (to attract), but here it functions entirely as an adjective meaning "attractive" or "appealing". Like most descriptive adjectives in French, it goes directly after the noun it describes (collègue attirant) and must agree with that noun. If the colleague were female, it would be cette collègue attirante.
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