I am little cinfused,pls help me

LostA1Kwiziq community member

I am little cinfused,pls help me

Il va au Havre.= He's going to Le Havre. The place name start with 'h" so as per the rule infront of vowel or h we will use l'

But here it is à + le = au

This question relates to:French lesson "À = To/in and De = From/of with cities in French (French Prepositions of Location)"

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

There's actually two kinds of "h" in French: the silent h (hash muet) and the aspirated h (hash aspiré). The former acts like a vowel and the latter like a consonant. The h in Havre is of the latter kind and hence doesn't contract with le.

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LostA1Kwiziq community member

Thank you so much.

But how do I differentiate between the silent h (hash mute)and the aspirated h (hash aspiré).

Thanks again. God bless you

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

You just have to learn it when studying vocab. There's no general rule.

Like24 years ago

LostA1Kwiziq community member

Okay I got it.

Thanks again. Take care

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I am little cinfused,pls help me

Il va au Havre.= He's going to Le Havre. The place name start with 'h" so as per the rule infront of vowel or h we will use l'

But here it is à + le = au

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