I read somewhere else that you always put the most important first, ie the thing or person that is missed, ie Jean manque à ma sœur ; my sister misses Jean , Jean lui manque ; she misses Jean. Is that a guide worth following?
Order of nouns
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Alan M.Kwiziq community member
Order of nouns
This question relates to:French lesson "Using manquer (à) to say you miss someone or something emotionally in French"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Alan,
This is a pretty good pattern to follow when you wish to express 'to miss [sb]' (= manquer à [qqn]). Thank you for sharing this tip with our users!
Merci et bonne journée !
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Don't know if this is where you read it, but that very good tip is covered in the attached.
https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-grammar/i-miss-you-in-french/
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