Purpose

de peur que

FormalC1

What follows

de peur que + a clause in the subjunctive

See the subjunctive entry →

Function

Purpose

Meaning

States the NEGATIVE purpose: what you want to avoid. Requires the subjunctive.

Position and punctuation

within the sentence · no comma

Example

Les résultats n'ont pas été diffusés, de peur qu'ils soient mal interprétés.

The results were not released, for fear that they might be misread.

In the DELF

the C1 synthesis

Read the full lesson : Expressing purpose →

Same function