Word
Il vient d'Italie, c'est vrai ?
Meaning
He comes from Italy, is that true?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Il vient d'Italie, c'est vrai ?
Which verb is vient?
Why is it d'Italie instead of de Italie?
In French, when the word de (from) comes before a word starting with a vowel, like the I in Italie, the e is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe. This makes the words flow together smoothly when speaking.
I thought Italy was l'Italie. Why is the word for "the" missing here?