Es-tu sûre qu'ils peuvent faire ça ?

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Are you sure they can do this?

Are you sure they can do this?Are you sure they can do this?I am reading that “être sûre que“ does not take the subjunctive in affirmative statements. It takes the subjunctive in negative statements or inverted questions. So if that is the case, peuvent should be puissent.
Source: “https://www.uu.edu/dept/language/pdfs/Subjunctive.pdf “ (last page)

#2
English Translation

Are you sure they can do this?

Follow up - I’m reading that être sûre que can be followed by indicative or subjunctive, depending on the doubt that the speaker has. peuvent is neutral; puissent introduces doubt.

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