Feeling + subjuntiu: Em fa ràbia que…, Tinc por que…
When the main part of the phrase is a feeling (joy, fear, anger, shame), the clause with "que" goes into the subjunctive. A fact is not being reported — you say how you feel about it: M'alegra que estiguis ací — I am glad you are here. For example: “Em fa ràbia que el veí faci soroll de nit” — It infuriates me that the neighbor makes noise at night. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not…
How it works
When the main part of the phrase is a feeling (joy, fear, anger, shame), the clause with "que" goes into the subjunctive. A fact is not being reported — you say how you feel about it: M'alegra que estiguis ací — I am glad you are here.
Anger — em fa ràbia que + subjuntiu: Em fa ràbia que arribi tard — it infuriates me that he is late. Fear — tinc por que + subjuntiu: Tinc por que plogui dissabte — I am afraid it will rain on Saturday. The same pattern for shame and surprise: Em fa vergonya que ho sàpiguen, Em sorprèn que digui això.
The forms needed at once: és → sigui, té → tingui, ve → vingui, plou → plogui, està → estigui, fa → faci. And if you are simply reporting a fact, without feeling, the mood stays ordinary: És veritat que plou.
Table
| feeling | frame | example |
|---|---|---|
| anger | em fa ràbia que + subjuntiu | em fa ràbia que arribi tard |
| fear | tinc por que + subjuntiu | tinc por que plogui |
| shame | em fa vergonya que + subjuntiu | em fa vergonya que ho diguin |
| joy | m'alegra que + subjuntiu | m'alegra que vinguis |
By example
- Em fa ràbia que el veí faci soroll de nitIt infuriates me that the neighbor makes noise at night
- Tinc por que l'examen sigui difícilI am afraid the exam will be hard
- M'alegra que estiguis 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 of the phrase is a feeling (joy, fear, anger, shame), the clause with "que" goes into the subjunctive. A fact is not being reported — you say how you feel about it: M'alegra que estiguis ací — I am glad you are here.
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“Em fa ràbia que el veí faci 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.