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Chapter 3
3.1.1.1.1.1 Specialties with vowels and mute h
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3.1.1.1.1.1 Specialties with nouns that start with a vowel or a mute h
When a word following an article starts with a vowel or a mute h, the article is reduced:
le
turns into
l'
and
la
turns into
l'
. The become the same.
Example
l' ami
(masculine)
friend
l' étoile
(feminine)
star
l' espérance
(feminine)
hope
l' œuvre
(masculine)
works
l' union
(feminine)
union
l' angoisse
(feminine)
fear
l' avion
(masculine)
(air) plane
This principle applies also to words that start with an
h
, because most
h
's are mute.
Examples
l' homme
(masculine)
man
l' honneur
(masculine)
honour
l' habitude
(feminine)
habit
l' heure
(feminine)
hour
l' hélicoptère
(masculine)
helicopter
l' histoire
(feminine)
history
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