Is the usage of devoir for 'supposed to do something' used more frequently than censé or être censé?
Devoir compared with Censé
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Janet P.Kwiziq community member
Devoir compared with Censé
This question relates to:French lesson "Using "devoir" in the imperfect tense versus the compound past in French (L'Imparfait vs Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 3 weeks ago
Bonjour Janet,
In French, "être censé" is a bit more formal than "devoir". But they're both used equally (maybe "devoir" is used a bit more frequently).
Attention:
"devoir", in this context, still retains its meaning of obligation while "être censé" is more about reporting an expectation
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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