Elle va au marche

Alyssa K.A0Kwiziq community member

Elle va au marche

"Elle va au marche" i always thought that if there is a vowel right after like va and au that we abbreviate?

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Alyssa, 

What you are referring to is an 'elision' but you won't normally elide verbs as your sentence would lose all meaning.

Below is a page showing you the type of words that are usually elided -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/contraction/l-elision-elision

Bonne Continuation!

 

Kingsley B.A0Kwiziq community member

lol

Elle va au marche

"Elle va au marche" i always thought that if there is a vowel right after like va and au that we abbreviate?

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