The Subjunctivisor!
Does il est douteux / c’est douteux require the subjunctive?
Il est douteux / C’est douteux may require the subjunctive, depending on whether it is used affirmatively, negatively, or interrogatively:
Par exemple…
Il est douteux / C’est douteux qu’elle vienne nous chercher.
It’s doubtful that she’ll come to pick us up.Il n’est pas douteux / Ce n’est pas douteux qu’elle vient nous chercher.
It’s not doubtful that she’ll come to pick us up.Est-il douteux / Est-ce douteux qu’elle vienne nous chercher ?
Is it doubtful that she’ll come to pick us up?
Il est / C’est douteux is an impersonal expression.
Related: Does douter need the subjunctive?
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Subordinating conjunctions connect two unequal clauses: a main clause and a dependent or subordinate clause.