gnash1192

[meager belfry]

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[brave plank]

je has to become j' before a verb whose first letter is a vowel, yes.

[woven wing]

ah

[brave plank]

But if the first letter is a consonant, it doesn't change. It stays je.
Je travaille

[woven wing]

so je mange

[brave plank]

correct

[woven wing]

okay and what about tu

does that just always stay the same

[brave plank]

tu normally does not change, regardless of the first letter of the verb.

However in informal French specifically, it changes into t' before a vowel.

Tu aimes ça ? (formal)
T'aimes ça ? (informal)

[woven wing]

alright so it’s just when talking about yourself

and would you pronounce it the same as it is normally

j’ is je

[brave plank]

no, j' is just a "j" sound.

So "j'utilise" is pronounced as if it were spelled "jutilise" as a single word.