Apostrophe In French ~repack~ | 2027 |
| ❌ Wrong | ✅ Correct | Why | |----------|------------|-----| | je aime | j’aime | mandatory elision | | la histoire | l’histoire | mute h | | le haricot | le haricot (no change) | aspirated h | | c’est une amie (fine) | c’est un ami (fine) | no elision of un |
| Original Word | Elided Form | Example | |---------------|-------------|---------| | (the/him) | l’ | l’ami (the friend) | | la (the/her) | l’ | l’école (the school) | | je (I) | j’ | j’aime (I love) | | me (me) | m’ | m’appelle (call myself) | | te (you) | t’ | t’attends (I wait for you) | | se (self) | s’ | s’il (if he) | | ce (this/it) | c’ | c’est (it is) | | de (of/from) | d’ | d’eau (of water) | | ne (not) | n’ | n’a pas (does not have) | | que (that/only) | qu’ | qu’on (that one) | | si (if) | s’ | s’il vous plaît – but only before il/ils ; not before elle/on | apostrophe in french