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Pourvu qu'il travaille en tant que tuteur !

Pourvu qu'il travaille en tant que tuteur !
Let's hope that he works as a tutor!
From Lesson 355:Professional roles (en tant que)·French

Questions & Answers about Pourvu qu'il travaille en tant que tuteur !

Why is there no un before tuteur?
In French, when you use en tant que (meaning "in the capacity of" or "as") followed by a profession or a role, you drop the article completely. You say en tant que tuteur, just like you would drop the article to say il est tuteur.
Does pourvu que always mean "let's hope that"? I thought it meant "provided that".
It can mean both, depending on the context! When it connects two clauses, it means "provided that" or "as long as". But when it starts a standalone exclamation like in this sentence, it expresses a strong wish, translating perfectly to "Let's hope that..." or "If only...".
Is travaille in the subjunctive here?
Yes, it is! The conjunction pourvu que always triggers the subjunctive mood because it expresses a wish or a condition. Because travailler is a regular -er verb, its il form (travaille) happens to look exactly the same in both the present indicative and the present subjunctive.
Could we use comme instead of en tant que here?
Yes, comme tuteur and en tant que tuteur both mean "as a tutor" and are interchangeable in this context. However, en tant que specifically highlights the official capacity or professional role of the person, making it sound slightly more formal and precise than comme.

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