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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