Question on Je and Tu

AnushreeA0Kwiziq community member

Je ai: when we have 2 vowels we use ' so it becomes J'ai so why in Tu as the rule does not apply as we don't write t'as

Asked 5 years ago

ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

This contraction of vowels only happens between an "e" and a following vowel:

Je ai --> J'ai (contraction)
Tu as --> Tu as (no contraction)

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AnushreeA0Kwiziq community member

Thank you so much!

Like05 years ago

Je ai: when we have 2 vowels we use ' so it becomes J'ai so why in Tu as the rule does not apply as we don't write t'as

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