Breakdown of L'école accepte cet ajustement vu que l'effectif baisse.
l'école
the school (f)
ce
this (before a noun)
accepter
to accept
baisser
to lower / to go down / to fade (intransitive)
Questions & Answers about L'école accepte cet ajustement vu que l'effectif baisse.
Why does vu que take the indicative (baisse) here instead of the subjunctive?
Connectors like vu que (seeing that) and étant donné que (given that) introduce an objective fact or a proven cause. Since the drop in class size is a reality, you use the indicative mood. You generally only need the subjunctive for subjectivity, doubt, or unrealized actions.
I usually see l'effectif translated as "staff" or "workforce". How does it mean "class size"?
l'effectif generally refers to the "headcount" or the total number of people in a particular group. In a corporate setting, it means the staff or workforce. In an educational setting like l'école, it refers to the number of students, meaning the class size or overall enrollment.
Could I put the vu que clause at the beginning of the sentence?