Bonjour Madame Cécile!
This is a sentence from a lesson explaining the use of “le meilleur” ->
C'est la meilleure idée que tu aies jamais eue!
It's the best idea you've ever had!
Here, why has the verb ‘avoir’ been placed in Le Subjonctif ?
Is this because of the key word -> que ?
I request you to provide a few more examples as it’s the first time I have come across this case.
Merci beaucoup!
Je vous souhaite une bonne journée!
Hi Shrey,
This is a rule that after a superlative (often with premier, dernier , seul, meilleur) and that you are making an assumption, the subjunctive will follow -
C’est le meilleur chocolat que je n’aie jamais mangé = It’s the best chocolate I ever ate
C’est le seul bateau qui soit arrivé = That’s the only boat to have arrived
C’est le dernier conseil que tu puisses me donner = It’s the last piece of advice you could give me
C’est le meilleur prof qu’il ait jamais eu = She/He is the best teacher he ever had
The examples incorporate the subjunctive present and past depending on the situation.
Bonne continuation!
Bonjour Madame Cécile!
This is a sentence from a lesson explaining the use of “le meilleur” ->
C'est la meilleure idée que tu aies jamais eue!
It's the best idea you've ever had!
Here, why has the verb ‘avoir’ been placed in Le Subjonctif ?
Is this because of the key word -> que ?
I request you to provide a few more examples as it’s the first time I have come across this case.
Merci beaucoup!
Je vous souhaite une bonne journée!
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