The Subjunctivisor!
Does au cas où require the subjunctive?
No, au cas où does not take the subjunctive:
Par exemple…
J’amènerai un pull au cas où il ferait froid.
I’ll bring a sweater in case it’s cold.
Au cas où is always followed by the conditional (as is dans le cas où).
Lesson: Au cas où
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The example “J’apporte un pull, au cas où” given above, should it not be ” J’emporte un pull?” The sweater is inanimate and it is staying with me.
Merci
Technically yes, you’re right. But in reality, the French tend to use amener in place of apporter, emmener, and emporter.