Hello, why don't we remove the "u" in "tu as" just as we do in "j'ai" ?

BTS W.Kwiziq community member

Asked 4 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

In elisions you elide the "e", not the "u".

Je ai --> j'ai.
Tu as --> no elision.

Like04 years ago

CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour BTS,

Chris is absolutely right. The elision only applies to ‘je’ in the examples you gave.

In very familiar conversations, ‘tu’ can be contracted to ‘ t’ ’ , but only then.

Tu aimes ton boulot ? = T’aimes ton boulot ? = Do you like your job?

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée!

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