Word
Il est trop tard pour se spécialiser en mathématiques.
Meaning
It is too late to specialize in mathematics.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Il est trop tard pour se spécialiser en mathématiques.
Why do we use pour here before the verb?
Why does this start with Il est instead of C'est?
Il est is used here as an impersonal expression meaning 'It is', which is standard before adjectives related to time like tard (late) or tôt (early). While you might hear French speakers say C'est trop tard in casual everyday speech, Il est trop tard is the traditional, grammatically correct form for impersonal time phrases.
Why is it se spécialiser instead of just spécialiser?
Se spécialiser is a reflexive verb, which means it needs a reflexive pronoun (like me, te, or se). Because this sentence is an impersonal, general statement about people in general, the pronoun stays in its default third-person form se. If the sentence were about you specifically, it would change to match: pour te spécialiser (for you to specialize).
Why do we say en mathématiques instead of dans les mathématiques?