Avoir besoin vs falloir

Question

I had written 'Il me faut aller sur le toit', which Kwiziq corrected to 'Il faut que j'aille sur le toit'. I know the construction 'il faut + subjunctive', but could you not use the infinitive when there is the same subject in the main and relative clause? Or does the meaning of the sentence change? Thank you

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Sophia, 
The English was -
I would need to go on the roof 
The answers we accept use the conditional tense

Il faudrait que j'aille sur le toît
J'aurais besoin d'aller sur le toît

so it would have to be -
Il me faudrait aller sur le toît 
I will ask for it to be added if possible.
Bonne Continuation !

Jim Jones · Answer

Bonjour Sophia,There is a high level of concern and anxiety being expressed in this story.I see the subjunctive mood as being the most appropriate way to highlight this aspect.Bonne journéeJim