J'essaie or j'essaye

LaurynA1Kwiziq community member

J'essaie or j'essaye

Hello, I typed 'j'essaie' but it corrected to 'j'essaye'. However, under the 'you could also say' section, it said 'j'essaie' was correct. Thanks! 

Asked 3 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Lauryn, 

Both are given as possibilities and both should be accepted.

JimC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Both are correct -- see here    https://www.lawlessfrench.com/verb-conjugations/essayer/

J'essaie or j'essaye

Hello, I typed 'j'essaie' but it corrected to 'j'essaye'. However, under the 'you could also say' section, it said 'j'essaie' was correct. Thanks! 

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