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Why is très in French pronounced 'tray' even though the accent grave produces a soft e sound?
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∙ 13y ago
the è with accent grave is always pronounced -ay in French
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(from original question poster): I found that très is actually pronounced more like "tre" with an 'e' sound like that in 'jet.' Btw - the accent grave always makes an e sound this way (i.e. élève [aylev] and très [tre]).
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∙ 13y ago
The word "très" in French is pronounced as "tray" because the accent grave (`) does not change the pronunciation of the word. The accent grave is primarily used to indicate a change in meaning or to differentiate between words, rather than to affect pronunciation in this case.
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