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I'm not sure I've fully understood what you're asking, so I'll just explain how vieux/vieil works
In front of a vowel or mute h, vieux becomes vieil. un vieil homme, un vieil arbre
On the other hand, in front of an aspirated h (that's just the term for it, it isn't pronounced at all), it stays vieux. un vieux haricot
The x is not pronounced, so yeah, it's by pronunciation
Language is typically spoken language first
Mmmm
I can't think of any that aren't but it wouldn't shock me if there's something I'm forgetting
Ik the possessive adjectives (mon/ma/mes etc) are affected by the following word even if it's not directly the noun, though it's still before the noun
Can't think of anything that comes after
i mean seemingly its just a few adjectives that does this to me, i thought it was maybe like everytime theres a vowel ending and one beginning its always going to change
it's not to do with if an adjective ends in a vowel, it's more just an accident of history
for instance the adjective "joli" ends in a vowel, but it doesn't change pronunciation before a word starting with a vowel
un joli appartement
un joli t-shirt
yes it's only for a handful of adjectives that precede the noun, namely vieux/vieil, nouveau/nouvel, beau/bel
(fou/fol and mou/mol also exist, but are deprecated)
note it only happens with masculine nouns. The feminine form stays the same: veille, nouvelle, belle
okay thank u i appreciate the clear up
ppl dont rly use fol and mol anymore?
exactly (fou and mou are still very common though)
ty 4 the help people