A Apostrophe French

You will see que become qu’ very frequently. C’est l’homme qu’il voit. (It is the man that he sees.)

(aspirated H):

When you see , make sure the following H is muet . If it is aspiré , you cannot use an apostrophe. a apostrophe french

Before we finish, we must address the homophone hell: (verb) vs. à (preposition). They sound identical but are spelled differently.

The verb (from avoir ) means "has." Normally, you write: Il a un chien (He has a dog). But what happens when the word following a begins with a vowel or a silent h ? You will see que become qu’ very frequently

Do not write a’ in modern French prose. Write a followed by a vowel normally: Il a acheté (He bought) – note two ‘a’s side by side? That is correct: Il a acheté .

– and this is critical for the search term "a apostrophe french" – there is one massive exception: The past tense (Passé Composé). If it is aspiré , you cannot use an apostrophe

This usually appears in the expression c’est (it is/this is).

When precedes a vowel sound via the definite article le or la elided to l’ , you get à l’ .