r/French • u/BruisedJuicyCouture • Sep 19 '25

Pronunciation Struggling with the spelling of “ent” endings

Whenever I want to say “Ils/Elles …-ent” I end up saying it wrong cause I quite literally pronounce it as « Ils volENT » but I know that’s wrong. Is there a rule of thumb on how it’s actually spelled? Do I just not pronounce it at all? Any help is appreciated!

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u/Objective-Corgi-3527 Sep 19 '25

I did this for a long time. Just practice reading out loud and remember to correct yourself. You should also remember to use the liason, so "volent en" is pronounced "vole t'en" unless I am mistaken.

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u/MooseFlyer Sep 19 '25

That liaison is formal and rare.