dondondonki0390

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[frozen sun]

1. Le fait de faire just directly translates to “the fact of doing x” and you pronounce the t in fait.

2. Which « le » are you referring to?

Like for example saying:

Malgré le fait qu’il ait volé mon téléphone…

Which translates to:

Despite the fact that he stole my phone

[jagged saffron]

I am referring to Le of Le fait de faire

[stiff oar]

it's "the", because nouns need articles, so its as in The act of doing

it's not like... an indirect pronoun or referring to anything else

also i would not pronounce the t explicitly in fait (in this context)

[jagged saffron]

Just pronounce it lightly?

Or omit it

[stiff oar]

uhhh im not sure if ill explain this well but ill try - it's more like the idea of the t, like making the position but holding it, and releasing it in the following d sound

[frozen sun]

yeah it’s a complicated subject and i’m not too sure

https://www.francaisauthentique.com/quand-prononcer-le-t-de-fait/

😭

[stiff oar]

id pronounce the t in something like "en fait", and sometimes in "au fait" but not in this sentence

[frozen sun]

i’ve just learned that you pronounce it when saying “a fact”: un fait

[stiff oar]

i can send a recording in mp if that helps

[jagged saffron]

Ohhh

[stiff oar]

on its own, mostly agree, but if followed by a d like in this context, then to me it is affected

[jagged saffron]

I’d appreciate that🧡

[stiff oar]

(then again im not a native lol

[jagged saffron]

You mean ‘de’?

[stiff oar]

no, just the d sound

[slate hemlock]

I personally never pronounce the t when it's just a noun, as far as I can think of (but it is possible here)
It's worth noting that the t is never obligatory, so you can't go wrong with not saying it. There are some cases where it's more common, though

I mostly pronounce it when it's a past participle 😅

[stiff oar]

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