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Nous voyons une illusion magique.

Nous voyons une illusion magique.
We see a magical illusion.
From Lesson 89:Perception and belief verbs (voir, croire)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous voyons une illusion magique.

Why does voyons have a y when the infinitive voir has an i?
Voir (to see) is an irregular verb. In the present tense, the i changes to a y for the nous and vous forms: nous voyons and vous voyez. The other forms keep the i (for example, je vois or ils voient).
Should I pronounce the s at the end of nous here?
No, the s is silent. You only pronounce the s at the end of nous (as a z-sound) when the following word begins with a vowel or a silent h (this sound connection is called a liaison). Since voyons starts with a consonant, there is no liaison here.
Why does magique come after illusion?
In French, most adjectives are placed after the noun they describe. Only a specific group of common adjectives (usually describing Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, or Size) go before the noun. Since magique doesn't fall into those categories, it follows the normal rule and goes after illusion.
How would magique change if it were describing a masculine noun?
It wouldn't change at all! Usually, you add an -e to an adjective to make it feminine. However, because the default masculine form of magique already ends in an -e, it is used for both masculine and feminine nouns. For example, you would say un tour magique (a magic trick) and une illusion magique.

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