LingoflyFeeling + subjuntiu: Em fa ràbia que…, Tinc por que…
When the main part carries a feeling — joy, fear, anger, shame — the verb after "que" changes form. You are not reporting a fact: you say how you take it. For example: “Em fa ràbia que el veí faça soroll de nit” — It infuriates me that the neighbor makes noise at night. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
When the main part carries a feeling — joy, fear, anger, shame — the verb after "que" changes form. You are not reporting a fact: you say how you take it.
Anger — em fa ràbia que: Em fa ràbia que arribe tard — it infuriates me that he is late. Fear — tinc por que: Tinc por que ploga dissabte.
Shame and surprise go the same way: Em fa vergonya que ho sàpiguen, Em sorprèn que diga això.
The forms needed at once: és → siga, té → tinga, ve → vinga, plou → ploga, fa → faça.
Table
| feeling | frame | example |
|---|---|---|
| anger | em fa ràbia que + subjuntiu | em fa ràbia que arribe tard |
| fear | tinc por que + subjuntiu | tinc por que ploga |
| shame | em fa vergonya que + subjuntiu | em fa vergonya que ho diguen |
| joy | m'alegra que + subjuntiu | m'alegra que vingues |
By example
- M'alegra que estigues béI am glad you are all right
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Feeling + subjuntiu: how does it work in Valencian?
When the main part carries a feeling — joy, fear, anger, shame — the verb after "que" changes form. You are not reporting a fact: you say how you take it.
What does it look like in a Valencian example sentence?
“Em fa ràbia que el veí faça soroll de nit” — It infuriates me that the neighbor makes noise at night. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.