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Subjonctif avec superlatifs

Whether to use the French subjunctive is not just a matter of memorizing lists of verbs and expressions (although that helps); with limits and superlatives, the subjunctive is optional:

1. If you're making an assumption or being hyperbolic, you need the subjunctive.

2. If you believe that you're talking about reality, you should stick with the indicative.

Limiting adjectives

Limiting adjectives require the subjunctive when the speaker doesn't know whether what s/he is saying is actually true.

En comparaison...

After la première fois and la dernière fois, the indicative is required.

Superlatives

Superlative adverbs are subject to a similar rule: when the speaker knows something for a fact, the indicative is used. When making an assumption or being hyperbolic, the subjunctive is required.

En comparaison...

(Assumption. I'm not sure this is true, because we visited more than 20.)

(Fact. We only visited three, and this was definitely the biggest.)

C'est le meilleur restaurant qui puisse exister !
(Hyperbole)

This is the best restaurant that could possibly exist!

(Fact: I know 10 restaurants, and for me, this is the best of them.)

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Whether to use the French subjunctive is not just a matter of memorizing lists of verbs and expressions (although that helps); with limits and superlatives, the subjunctive is optional: If you're making an assumption or being hyperbolic, you need the subjunctive. If you believe that you're talking about reality, you should stick with the indicative.