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If the adjective describes a feminine noun, due to the rules of agreement, it is followed by another ‘e’. It's also common at the end of adjectives: The ‘e-acute’ is found at the end of the past participle of -er verbs, for example: Maybe if you imagine the Scottish pronunciation of “day” but shorter, you'll be close. This sound doesn’t exist in English, but perhaps the closest we have is the ‘-ay’ in the English word “day”. In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), it is represented by the symbol /e/. Because of this, ‘é’ can almost be considered a separate letter. When it appears, it changes the pronunciation of the letter – ‘e’ can be pronounced in several different ways in French, but ‘é’ is always pronounced the same. It is written as a short line that rises from left to right and is found only above the letter ‘e’. The acute accent – l’accent aigu – is one of the most commonly used in French. In French, there are five diacritical marks, the acute accent, the grave accent, the circumflex, the diaeresis and the cedilla – so now let’s look at each one in turn. If you’re ready to get started, click here for a 7-day FREE trial. With French Uncovered you’ll use my unique StoryLearning® method to learn French naturally through story… not rules. By the end of this post, you'll know exactly where to put French accent marks and how to pronounce words that have them.īy the way, if you want to learn French fast and have fun while doing it, my top recommendation is French Uncovered which teaches you through StoryLearning®. And the fact that English doesn’t have them (apart from in one or two loan words) makes it the exception rather than the rule.ĭifferent languages use accents for a range of reasons, including to mark the stress of a word or to indicate tone.īut in French, accent marks are mostly used to change the way a particular letter is pronounced. In fact, many languages use accents – also known as “diacritics” or “diacritical marks”. And why does French need all these extra symbols?.When you're learning French, one of the most noticeable things about the written language is the profusion of strange and confusing French accent marks above and below many of the letters.