What is the meaning of the ‘t’ in the phrase ‘ouvre-t-on’?
Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux?
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Celena P.Kwiziq community member
Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux?
This question relates to:French lesson "Asking questions in French with "qui/que/quoi/quand/où/comment/pourquoi/combien" (French Question Words)"
Asked 4 years ago
No meaning. It is there for pronunciation purposes only when forming inverted verbs ending in a vowel with il/elle/on.
Ozan D.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I think That it may have two meanings
Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux?(when do we open the gifts=because "on" can be used for "we")
Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux?( when are the gifts opened= because "on" can be used for anonymous subjects in passive sentences
Deirdre L.Kwiziq community member
Its just a liaison for pronunciation because there are two vowels together otherwise
lipika k.Kwiziq community member
When noun is ending with vowel and subject is starting with vowel we have to add -t- in between them.
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