Why is it "j'habite" and not "je habite"?

Muskaan J.A0Kwiziq community member

Why is it "j'habite" and not "je habite"?

From my understanding, french does not put two vowel together and will use "j'", "d'", "l'", etc. if there is a vowel as the first letter. I also know that "h" is silent and also uses "j'","d'","l'". etc. 

I would like to know why and if there other letters that follow this rule. Thank you very much in advance.

Asked 17 hours ago
Muskaan J. asked:

Why is it "j'habite" and not "je habite"?

From my understanding, french does not put two vowel together and will use "j'", "d'", "l'", etc. if there is a vowel as the first letter. I also know that "h" is silent and also uses "j'","d'","l'". etc. 

I would like to know why and if there other letters that follow this rule. Thank you very much in advance.

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