Simon m'attend à la gare." can mean expects me at the station?

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Simon m'attend à la gare." can mean expects me at the station?

I thought that only with the reflexive s'attendre à, would it be translated as expect. Is that an incorrect understanding on my part?

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

Asked 7 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Jennifer !

You use "s'attendre à" with something, an event, but to express "to expect [someone]", you can only use the verb "attendre [quelqu'un]".

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

Like07 years ago

Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thanks for the info though I don’t think I saw this explanation in the lesson; I may have missed it. So Simon m’attend á la gare means: waiting for AND expecting? I got this question half right for the same reason as Jennifer.

Like15 years ago

Jennifer C. asked:

Simon m'attend à la gare." can mean expects me at the station?

I thought that only with the reflexive s'attendre à, would it be translated as expect. Is that an incorrect understanding on my part?

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