Breakdown of Nous gardons les pots près de la terrasse jusqu’à ce que la pelouse soit plus sèche.
Questions & Answers about Nous gardons les pots près de la terrasse jusqu’à ce que la pelouse soit plus sèche.
Because jusqu’à ce que normally requires the subjunctive in French.
So:
- la pelouse est plus sèche = the lawn is drier
- jusqu’à ce que la pelouse soit plus sèche = until the lawn is drier
French uses the subjunctive here because the action is viewed as something that has not happened yet at the moment of speaking. This is very common after expressions like:
So this is one of the most important grammar points in the sentence.