Can't find an answer to this:
Why is it Lhôtel instead of le or la hotel? Hotel does not begin with a vowel, or is this an exception? The rule is below:
L' "The" + any noun beginning with a vowel
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Hello Flux,
The "h" at the beginning of a word is silent, that is why the word "hotel" is treated as if beginning with a vowel.
Hope that helps.
Bill.
The "h" at the beginning of a word is silent, that is why the word "hotel" is treated as if beginning with a vowel.
Hope that helps.
Bill.
Thanks for the reply.
I understand the "h" is silent in pronunciation. But the "h" needs to be included when writing the word. Hence, Lhôtel not Lôtel. I agree that "h" has something to do with the definite article "l". But I have not seen a rule for it.
The only rule know of about the contraction of le or la is the following:
"L' "The" + any noun beginning with a vowel"
Nothing about the consonant h. Maybe that information is later in the course?
I understand the "h" is silent in pronunciation. But the "h" needs to be included when writing the word. Hence, Lhôtel not Lôtel. I agree that "h" has something to do with the definite article "l". But I have not seen a rule for it.
The only rule know of about the contraction of le or la is the following:
"L' "The" + any noun beginning with a vowel"
Nothing about the consonant h. Maybe that information is later in the course?
Salut à tous!
The rule is :
l' is used when it's followed by a singular noun starting with a vowel or h muet.
I hope this helps
The rule is :
l' is used when it's followed by a singular noun starting with a vowel or h muet.
I hope this helps
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