De peur que - French subjunctive?
Does de peur que take the French subjunctive?
Yes! De peur que is followed by the French subjunctive.
Example:
De peur que … (ne) – For fear that
Je les ai réveillés tôt de peur qu’ils ne ratent leur avion.
I woke them up early for fear that they’ll miss their flight.
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À supposer que
Assuming that
Appréhender que
To fear that
Avoir honte que
To be ashamed
Bien que
Although
Cela me déplaît que
I don’t like that
Il est grand temps que
It’s about time that
Il est question que
It’s a question of
Malgré que
Even though
Pour peu que
Provided that
S’en ficher que
To not care that