Breakdown of C'est le rôle le plus remarquable qu'elle interprète pour nous.
être
to be
elle
she
ce
it / this (with être)
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
pour
for
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
plus
more
que
that (introducing a clause)
le rôle
the role
remarquable
remarkable
interpréter
to perform
Questions & Answers about C'est le rôle le plus remarquable qu'elle interprète pour nous.
Why is the subjunctive used in this sentence?
The subjunctive is triggered by the superlative phrase le plus remarquable (the most remarkable). In French, when you make a subjective claim using a superlative (the best, the most, the least) followed by a relative clause starting with que or qui, the verb in that clause usually takes the subjunctive. It shows that this is a matter of opinion or perspective, rather than a hard, objective fact.
Interprète looks exactly like the normal present tense. Is it really in the subjunctive?
Yes! For regular -er verbs like interpréter, the present subjunctive endings for je, tu, il/elle, and ils/elles are completely identical to the present indicative (the normal present tense). You can only tell it is the subjunctive here because of the superlative trigger. If the verb were irregular, like faire, you would see a clear difference (qu'elle fasse).
Why are there two le's in le rôle le plus remarquable?
In French, when an adjective follows the noun in a superlative sentence, you must repeat the definite article (le, la, or les). The first le goes with the noun (le rôle), and the second le goes with the superlative (le plus remarquable). If the adjective were one of the short ones that go before the noun, you would only use one article, for example: le plus beau rôle.
Why does the sentence use qu'elle instead of qui elle?
We use que (which shrinks to qu' before a vowel) because it acts as the direct object of the verb. The role is the thing being performed. Qui is used when the relative pronoun is the subject doing the action. Since elle is already the subject here (she is the one doing the performing), we need the object pronoun que.
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