Amélie

jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Amélie

la énième fois - why is this not written at 'l'énième fois' ?
Asked 5 years ago
CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Jennifer,

I don't know the reason but you don't use the elision before -

énième, ixième, and onzième 

Hope this helps!

Harlan M.C1Kwiziq community member

... or in à la une, "on the front page".

Geoffrey B.A2Kwiziq community member

It’s like “the Nth time” in English. So, it’s effectively a letter, not a word and, in French,  you don’t use l’ before letters (or numbers).

jennifer A. asked:

Amélie

la énième fois - why is this not written at 'l'énième fois' ?

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