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Liaison rules: required liaison

Liaison rules: required liaison

Structure:

final consonant (usually silent) pronounced before vowel-initial word

Liaison is required after determiners (les, des, ces), subject pronouns before vowel-initial verb, and after short prepositions (en, dans, sous).

Example:

les enfants [lez‿ɑ̃fɑ̃], vous avez [vuz‿ave], ils ont [ilz‿ɔ̃] **Translation:** the children, you have, they have

Examples

les enfants [lez‿ɑ̃fɑ̃], vous avez [vuz‿ave], ils ont [ilz‿ɔ̃]

the children, you have, they have

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "les enfants [lez‿ɑ̃fɑ̃], vous avez [vuz‿ave], ils ont [ilz‿ɔ̃]"

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