liaison with j'étais allé

Myrna P.C1Kwiziq community member

liaison with j'étais allé

I noticed that in your audio of "j'étais allé", there is not a liaison. Is it optional?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate verbs (+ être) in the pluperfect tense in French (Le Plus-que-Parfait)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Myrna,

yes, it is an optional liaison.

Although I regularly hear liaison with ‘ je suis ..’, in everyday speech I can’t recall hearing anyone use the liaison after ‘ j’étais…’.

It is optional and most, but not all, spoken French I hear is ‘from the East’ so could be regional, but my impression is that it is one of those optional liaisons not frequently used nowadays in everyday spoken French.

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/pronunciation/optional-liaisons/

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liaison with j'étais allé

I noticed that in your audio of "j'étais allé", there is not a liaison. Is it optional?

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