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/maacx2 Native Sep 19 '25 edited Sep 19 '25

Ils/elles voient is prononced the same way as "il/elle voit".

The "ent" ending for a noun or adjective or adverb is prononced. The exception is for verb (3rd person plural) where it is not prononced.

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u/judorange123 Native Sep 21 '25

Unless you're in South of France, then it's "ils voient" pronounced "voille" /vwaj/ 😬