Breakdown of Je crois que le successeur se joint à nous.
je
I
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
croire
to believe
que
that (introducing a clause)
se joindre à
to join (a group, an activity)
le successeur
the successor
Questions & Answers about Je crois que le successeur se joint à nous.
Why is it à nous at the end instead of putting nous before the verb?
Because se joindre (to join) is a pronominal verb. When a pronominal verb is followed by à and refers to people, you cannot put an indirect object pronoun before the verb (you cannot say il nous se joint). Instead, you must use à followed by a stressed pronoun at the end of the sentence: à nous.
Doesn't croire que require the subjunctive? Why is se joint in the indicative here?
Verbs expressing belief or opinion, like croire and penser, only trigger the subjunctive when there is doubt. This generally happens when they are negative (je ne crois pas que) or asked as an inverted question (crois-tu que ?). Since je crois que is a positive statement here, it takes the normal indicative mood.
What is the infinitive of se joint, and how is it conjugated?
The infinitive is se joindre. It is conjugated like other verbs ending in -oindre, -aindre, or -eindre (such as craindre or peindre). In the singular present tense, the d from the infinitive disappears: je me joins, tu te joins, il se joint.
Could I use rejoindre here instead of se joindre à?
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