Word
Nous dénonçons le fait que le réchauffement global soit rapide.
Meaning
We denounce the fact that global warming is fast.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Nous dénonçons le fait que le réchauffement global soit rapide.
être
to be
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
rapide
fast
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
Questions & Answers about Nous dénonçons le fait que le réchauffement global soit rapide.
Why does this sentence use the subjunctive soit instead of the indicative est?
The phrase le fait que (the fact that) introduces a subordinate clause. Even though a "fact" seems certain, when the main verb expresses a judgment, emotion, or opinion (like nous dénonçons), the subjunctive is required. The sentence focuses on the subjective reaction to the fact rather than just objectively declaring it.
Does le fait que always trigger the subjunctive?
It almost always does in everyday French. While you might occasionally see the indicative if the sentence is neutrally declaring an objective reality (such as after c'est un fait que), when le fait que introduces a fact that you are judging, regretting, or denouncing, it strongly requires the subjunctive.
Is réchauffement global the standard term for global warming?