Breakdown of Est-ce que je suis assez patient pour me spécialiser dans cette filière ?
je
I
être
to be
dans
in, inside
patient
patient
Questions & Answers about Est-ce que je suis assez patient pour me spécialiser dans cette filière ?
In English we say "patient enough", but in French it is assez patient. Does assez always go before the adjective?
Why is pour used before the verb me spécialiser?
The structure assez + adjective + pour + infinitive is a fixed pattern meaning "[adjective] enough to [verb]". The word pour links the description (assez patient) to the action it makes possible (me spécialiser). You will use this exact same pattern with trop (too): trop patient pour... (too patient to...).
If the verb is in the infinitive here, shouldn't it be se spécialiser? Why use me?
Even when a reflexive verb is in its unconjugated infinitive form, the reflexive pronoun still has to match the "doer" of that action. Because the subject of the sentence is je, the default dictionary pronoun se changes to me (pour me spécialiser).
Is dans the usual preposition to use with se spécialiser?