French Grammar

Pronunciation

Silent and aspirated h

Before the mute h there are elision and liaison:

je m'habille

deux hommes

l'homme

H mute occurs in words of Latin and Greek origin (exception: héros, hiérarchie have h aspirated).

There is no elision or liaison before aspirated h:

il est haut

la haie

je hale

le harem

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