Contractions

Les contractions

Contractions are shortened versions of words or word groups created by the omission of a sound or letters. These words often serve to maintain a more flowing pronunciation of the language. In English "don't" and "can't" are two examples.

Examples

Exemples

aux

to the plural

the before vowel definite him accusative personal her accusative personal it before vowel accusative personal

to the masculine singular

me before vowel accusative personal

Related Lessons

Leçons associées

Definite Articles

Les articles définis

Indefinite Articles

Les articles indéfinis

Demonstrative Adjectives

Les adjectifs démonstratifs

Direct Object Pronouns

Les pronoms objets directs

Contractions with Prepositions

Les contractions avec prépositions

Parts of Speech

Les parties du discours