Accents Flashcards
accent circonflexe
Circumflex accent
Accent circonflexe. It’s usage is somewhat complicated
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Accent aigu
`
Accent grave
Which letters do accent circonflexe go on
â ê î ô û
Which letters do the accent aigu go over
é. there are many ways to pronounce an unaccented “e” in French. The grave accent makes it clear that you must say /ɛ/, when otherwise the “e” might be a different sound, or silent
la cédille
the cedilla
l’accent aigu
the acute accent
l’accent circonflexe
the circumflex
l’accent tréma
the trema
l’accent grave
the grave accent
Which letters do the cedilla go under
ç
Which letters do the trema go over
ë ï ü
Which letters do the accent grave go over
à è ì ò ù
é pronunciation
a in day - don’t pronounce y vowel sound
è ê ë
eh - e in best
ç pronunciation
s sound
Accent grave is used above a or u:
to distinguish words which have the same pronunciation but different meanings
a va à
- a is the third-person singular form of avoir (“to have”)
- à is a preposition that can mean “at”, “to”, or “in”
ça vs çà
- ça is a pronoun meaning “it” or “that”
- çà is an interjection that’s hard to translate. It can express worry or surprise (like saying “uh-oh!”) or it can be mere verbal filler, like saying “hey” or “well”.
la vs là
- la is the feminine form of the word “the” – or it other contexts it can mean “her”.
- là means “there” or “that
ou vs où
- ou means or
- où means where. this is the only word in the entire French language where you’ll find a grave accent above the letter “u”
déjà and deçà
already and closer than. these words without the accent grave above the a aren’t words
â pronunciation
American “hot”