Question

What is the meaning of grave
What is the meaning of l' accent aigu ou l' accent grave

Answer 1

Answer:

There are five main accents in French:

The cédille (cedilla): Ç

The accent aigu (acute accent): é

The accent circonflexe (circumflex): â, ê, î, ô, û

The accent grave (grave accent): à, è, ù

The accent tréma: ë, ï, ü

The aigu accent points to the right and upward.

Only appearing above the letter e, it changes the letter's pronunciation to 'ay'

The acute accent is placed only on the letter E (é)

The gravest accent is most often placed on the letter E (è).

L'accent grave: The grave accent points to the left and upward. It can appear over any vowel, but it only alters pronunciation when over the letter e.

While, depending on context, unaccented e‘s may be pronounced several different ways, e‘s with grave accents are always pronounced ehh, like the e in the English word set.

Let's take some examples to understand this concept better (The pronunciation etc.):

Examples of Accent Aigu:

médecin (may-deh-sehn, meaning doctor),

étouffer, (ay-too-fay, meaning to stifle),

marché (mar-shay, meaning market).

Examples of Accent Grave:

très (treh, meaning very)

deuxième (doo-zee-ehm, meaning second, as in second place).

Really hope this long explanation helps!!