J'essaie or j'essaye

Lauryn C.A1Kwiziq community member

Hello, I typed 'j'essaie' but it corrected to 'j'essaye'. However, under the 'you could also say' section, it said 'j'essaie' was correct. Thanks!

Asked 4 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Lauryn,

Both are given as possibilities and both should be accepted.

Like14 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Both are correct -- see here https://www.lawlessfrench.com/verb-conjugations/essayer/

Like14 years ago

Hello, I typed 'j'essaie' but it corrected to 'j'essaye'. However, under the 'you could also say' section, it said 'j'essaie' was correct. Thanks!

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