"On attendait mieux de vous" - why wouldn't


Kwiziq community member

4 November 2016

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"On attendait mieux de vous" - why wouldn't

this be reflexive, as it expresses expectation?

This question relates to:
French lesson "Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect"


Kwiziq language super star

6 January 2017


Bonjour Susan, S'attendre can only be used with à plus a verb or noun. Mieux is an adverb and therefore does not fit that construction.


Kwiziq community member

7 January 2017


This makes sense, now that you've explained it. Tnx, s.

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