| 3.1.1.1.1.1 Specialties with nouns that start with a vowel or a mute h |
When a word following an article starts with a vowel or a mute h, the article is reduced:
le turns into l' and la turns into l'. The become the same.
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l' ami | (masculine) | friend |
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l' étoile | (feminine) | star |
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l' espérance | (feminine) | hope |
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l' œuvre | (masculine) | works |
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l' union | (feminine) | union |
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l' angoisse | (feminine) | fear |
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l' avion | (masculine) | (air) plane |
This principle applies also to words that start with an h, because most h's are mute.
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l' homme | (masculine) | man |
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l' honneur | (masculine) | honour |
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l' habitude | (feminine) | habit |
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l' heure | (feminine) | hour |
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l' hélicoptère | (masculine) | helicopter |
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l' histoire | (feminine) | history |
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