Sam - Corrigez Moi svp

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[topaz hazel]

Those are two different moods and aren't used at the same time.

The subjunctive mood is used to express desires, doubts, wishes, emotions, and possibilities. while the Affirmative is used to tell someone to do something in a direct manner.

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The mode following comprendre que depends on the meaning of that phrase. If comprendre means "to find it natural" or "to have sympathy/tolerance", the subjunctive is used; if it means "to grasp" or "to realize", the indicative is used.

Je comprends que tu aies peur, mais tu dois la surmonter.
J'ai compris qu'il avait peur en le voyant trembler comme une feuille.

https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/clefsfp/index-fra.html?lang=fra&lettr=indx_catlog_c&page=9FuhnQbFbE5I.html#:~:text=Le tour comprendre que est,souhaitiez un emploi plus rémunérateur.

This is what I mean

This is the answer: Le tour comprendre que est le plus souvent suivi du subjonctif lorsqu’il a le sens d’« admettre », d’« approuver que », d’« être sensible au fait que »

[topaz hazel]

Most of the time you will find subjunctive followed by the conjunction "que"

some don't activate until the sentence is in negative to signify doubt.

Je pense qu'il est malade (I think he is sick)
Je pense pas qu'il soit malade (I don't think he is sick) subjunctive cause of doubt

J'ai compris qu'il avait peur en le voyant trembler comme une feuille. In this sentence "avait" would be in subjunctive in a language like Spanish but French doesn't has Imperfective Subjunctive so it stays "avait"

[desert fiber]

Technically it does, it's just not used outside of literature.

[topaz hazel]

yea your right my bad

"qu'il eût"

[desert fiber]

But I think the answer's already clear, no? If « comprendre » is understood in the sense of sympathy, it can be used with the subjunctive affirmatively but otherwise it's indicative.

[topaz hazel]

These are pretty common but the one I find the most useful is "vouloir que"

Je veux qu'il dorme instead of Je veux qu'il dort

Always in subjunctive too no matter positive or negative