liasison between adjective and noun

Ann W.C1Kwiziq community member

liasison between adjective and noun

In this song, divin enfant is pronounced as if it were divine enfant. When is the liaison sounded in other adjective-noun groups?

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Il est né le divin Enfant (Chant de Noël)"

Reading B1, Film & TV, Celebrations & Important Dates, Listening or Seeing B1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ann,

Well spotted!

The word 'divin' is indeed pronounced 'divine'.

This can happen in lyrics accompanied by music for euphony.

This happens in English hymns too when some words ending in 'ed' are pronounced differently from the spoken word. Can't think of an example right now, but it always surprised me when I used to sing in n English choir.

Hope this helps!

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Bob S.B1Kwiziq community member

Merci, pour la video de Noel. C'est tres belle. Encore, merci de l'avoir envoye

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Ann W. asked:

liasison between adjective and noun

In this song, divin enfant is pronounced as if it were divine enfant. When is the liaison sounded in other adjective-noun groups?

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