a ce que

Question

Qui fait les mots "à ce que" dans la phrase suivant: "Vous aurez pu le rejoindre d'ici à ce que je sorte du travail"?

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Hi Raymond, 
Good question!
The expression 'd'ici' is normally followed by a noun ( see lesson below), however, when it is followed by another clause you have to add 'à ce que' -
On peut attendre longtemps d'ici à ce qu'il nous dise la vérité = We can wait for a long time until he tells us the truth 
By + [point in time] = d'ici [moment] in French
Lots more examples of 'd'ici à ce que' on the following page -
https://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/d%27ici+%C3%A0+ce+que.html 
P.S. The expression will be followed by a subjunctive 
Hope this helps!

Melody Siegler · Answer

Raymond, thank you for that question! And, Céline for the answer. I was just about to ask a related question, and found the answer here, given by Céline.

I had noticed a while back that in this sentence "je sorte" is (in) the subjunctive, but I had no luck trying to figure out exactly what phrase triggered it. I searched by all the possible keywords I could think of... here, at Lawless, in 501 Verbs w/o luck.

Is this in a lesson I overlooked?

Perhaps amend such questions with an explanation?

I pay attention to the whole sentence not just the "fill in the blank" part, and guess that others do as well, especially at this level.

Cécile Janty-Davies · Answer

Hi Melody,
Thank you for your kind comment.
You may find the following page and the lessons listed "with more detail on the mode subjonctif" useful.
Mode subjonctif
P.S   I am Cécile not Céline who is a colleague of mine
Bonne Continuation !

Melody Siegler · Answer

My apologies Cécile.  Better get my glasses checked!