2019年1月30日 · French verbs that end in cer have a spelling change in certain conjugations due to hard and soft vowels. Learn more.

French verbs that end in -cer or -ger require a small spelling change in certain conjugations for reasons of pronunciation. Here's the why and how.

2024年5月5日 · Verbs that end in -GER, such as “manger” (to eat) and “voyager” (to travel), require an additional ‘e’ in the first person plural form (nous) in the present tense to maintain the soft ‘g’ sound [ʒ]. Rule: Insert an ‘e’ after the ‘g’ in the ‘nous’ form to preserve the pronunciation. Examples: Nous mangeons (We eat) Nous voyageons (We travel)

Verbs that end in -GER, such as “manger” (to eat) and “voyager” (to travel), require an additional ‘e’ in the first person plural form (nous) in the present tense to maintain the soft ‘g’ sound [ʒ]. Rule: Insert an ‘e’ after the ‘g’ in the ‘nous’ form to preserve the pronunciation.

With verbs such as lancer (meaning to throw), which end in -cer, c becomes ç before an a or an o. This is so the letter c is still pronounced as in the English word ice.

ont des particularités orthographiques lorsqu'on les conjugue. Ces particularités portent sur le radical. Ils prennent une cédille sous le "c" devant les voyelles "a" et "o" afin que le "c" garde le son "s" de l'infinitif. Ils prennent un -e devant les voyelles "a" et "o". présent : il juge - nous jug e ons. (aboyer, convoyer...)

2017年9月19日 · In -cer verbs, wherever the c is followed by a hard vowel, it changes to ç to keep the c soft, as in cell. Generally, for -cer verbs, the c > ç spelling change is found only in the imperative and the nous conjugation of the present tense: lançons. It is also needed in the present participle, lançant, but not the past participle, lancé.

2025年3月10日 · Both -CER and -GER verbs in French exhibit unique conjugation patterns that set them apart from each other. For example, 'avancer' (to advance) is a -CER verb conjugated as 'j'avance' (I advance), while 'nager' (to swim) is a -GER verb conjugated as 'je nage' (I swim).

In the present tense, verbs that end in -cer, such as placer (to put) or avancer (to advance) are conjugated like regular first group verbs (ending in -er), except that the c becomes ç in the first person plural (nous form). Other verbs where the same rule applies : effacer (to erase), commencer (to begin), annoncer (to announce) etc.

Les verbes en –CER prennent une cédille devant A et O : Per cer = tu per ç ais = nous per ç ons. Les verbes en –GER prennent un E après le G devant A et O :