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j'

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Franco-Provençal

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Pronoun

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j'

  1. Prevocalic clipping of je

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒ‿/
  • IPA(key): (before unvoiced consonant) /ʃ‿/
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Pronoun

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j’ m or f

  1. clitic form of je
    J’ai sommeil.I’m sleepy.
    J’habite à Paris.I live in Paris.
    J’veux pas savoir.I don't wanna know. (informal, short for "Je ne veux pas savoir.")
    J’comprends.I understand. (informal, see usage notes for pronunciation

Usage notes

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  • Je in formal French only becomes j’ before a vowel or an unaspirated h, where this is mandatory in spelling.
  • In informal French, j’ may optionally be used before consonants, and devoices before unvoiced consonants, thus producing a ʃ sound, as in sheep.
    • Before voiced consonants:
      J’vais bien.Doing fine.
      J’descend tout de suite!Coming down!
    • whereas before unvoiced consonants:
      Chais pas. (j’sais pas)Dunno.
      Ch’peux pas. (j’peux pas)I can't.
  • Note that the ch’ spelling (and the j’ spelling before a vowel) is purely oral, it is not used in any type of written content except if one wishes to emphasize the language register spoken or the form is in itself a fixed expression.
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Neapolitan

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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j’

  1. clitic form of jo, je, ie, io
    J’ t’amo
    I love you
    J’ te voglio bene assaje
    I want/love you very much
    J’aggio parlat' a tte
    I spoke to you