In French, to preserve the soft 'c' in front of vowels 'a/o/u', we use 'ç'.
This rule applies to verbs ending in -cer when they are conjugated.
In Le Présent tense, it only affects the "nous" conjugation, because of the ending "-ons":
LANCER (to throw) in Le Présent (-CER)
| je lance | I throw |
| tu lances | You throw (one person you know well) |
| il/elle/on lance | He/She/We/one/people throw |
| nous lançons | We throw |
| vous lancez | You throw (more than 1 person or formal) |
| ils/elles lancent | They throw |
Similarly conjugated verbs
lancer (to throw)
commencer (to begin)
prononcer (to pronounce)
placer (to place)
menacer (to threaten)
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Micro kwiz: Conjugate semi-regular -cer verbs in Le Présent (present tense)
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