Why is 'Daphné apprend-elle le français' correct while 'Daphné apprend-t-elle le français' is marked wrong. All the examples in the lesson add 't' when the verb does'nt elide.
The place of subject pronouns
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The place of subject pronouns
This question relates to:French lesson "Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - with names/things/emphasis"
Asked 1 year ago
John,
The addition of ‘t’ is only for euphony. It has no meaning otherwise.
There is no need for the ‘t’ in “apprend-elle” to have euphony, as it comes directly from liaison ( not elision) of the terminal ‘d’ of apprend (pronounced as ‘t’) with the following ‘elle’ commencing with a vowel.
The ‘t’ is only needed when the preceding verb form ends in a vowel - see the 2nd ‘green’ section ’ in the lesson that you linked.
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The place of subject pronouns
Why is 'Daphné apprend-elle le français' correct while 'Daphné apprend-t-elle le français' is marked wrong. All the examples in the lesson add 't' when the verb does'nt elide.
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