Breakdown of Moi, l'incertitude me rend anxieux.
moi
me
me
me, myself (object pronoun)
l'incertitude
the uncertainty (f)
rendre
to make (+ adjective)
Questions & Answers about Moi, l'incertitude me rend anxieux.
Why is it me rend anxieux instead of me fait anxieux for "makes me anxious"?
In French, when you want to say that something "makes" a person or thing into a certain state (followed by an adjective), you must use rendre. You use faire when it is followed by a verb (an action), like faire rire (to make someone laugh). Since anxieux is an adjective, rendre is the correct choice here.
Why does "uncertainty" have an article (l'incertitude) here when it doesn't in the English sentence?
In French, abstract nouns and general concepts like uncertainty, love, or life require a definite article (le, la, l', or les). Since the speaker is talking about uncertainty in a general sense, it becomes l'incertitude.
What is the purpose of starting the sentence with Moi?
If a woman were saying this sentence, would the adjective change?