Why is it that when you want to say new before the consonants, you say 'nouveau' but when you want to say new hotel, you say "nouvel hotel" because 'h' is a not a vowel
Nouvel or Nouveau
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SophiaKwiziq community member
Nouvel or Nouveau
This question relates to:French lesson "Beau, nouveau, vieux, fou, mou have two masculine forms and one feminine form (French Adjectives)"
Asked 1 month ago
Hi Sophia,
The -h of hotel is called mute or silent.
So the following letter is the vowel -o which determines the use of 'nouvel' and not 'nouveau'.
Bonne continuation !
Jim Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Sophia,
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/contraction/l-elision-elision
Access the above site to find out about mute H and elision.
Before vowel or mute h (H) the adjective nouvel is used for elision reasons.
Bonne continuation,
Jim
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