This is under the ‘sound different’ section, but (to me) they sound the same.
Sounding the same
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Brian E.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Sounding the same
Il est gentil et elle est gentille.
This question relates to:French lesson "Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in "-el/-eil/-il/-ul/-et/some in -s" in French"
Asked 5 years ago
Hi Brian,
Gentil is pronounced - genti with a short ‘i’ sound
Gentille is pronounced - genti—ye with a ‘ye’ sound
Hope this helps!
Brian E. asked:
Sounding the same
Il est gentil et elle est gentille.
This is under the ‘sound different’ section, but (to me) they sound the same.
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