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Elle veut mon aide.

Elle veut mon aide.
She wants my help.
From Lesson 50:The verb to want (vouloir)·French

Breakdown of Elle veut mon aide.

mon
my
vouloir
to want
l'aide
the help (f)

Questions & Answers about Elle veut mon aide.

Why does the verb vouloir look so different here as veut?
Vouloir (to want) is a highly irregular verb. For il (he), elle (she), or on (we/one), the correct present tense form is veut. Notice that it sounds exactly the same as the I and you forms (je veux, tu veux), even though the spelling changes from an x to a t at the end.
Do I pronounce the t at the end of veut?
No, the t at the end of veut is completely silent. The word is pronounced roughly like vuh.
I thought the French word for help (aide) was feminine. Why does the sentence use the masculine mon instead of ma?
You are right that aide is feminine! However, because it starts with a vowel, saying ma aide would sound clunky with two vowels back-to-back. To make it flow smoothly, French uses the masculine mon before any singular noun that starts with a vowel, even feminine ones.
How do you pronounce mon aide together?
Normally, the n in mon is not pronounced as a hard consonant, but just makes the o sound nasal. But because aide starts with a vowel, you connect the n directly to the next word. It sounds like mo-naide. This linking of sounds between words is called a liaison.

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