t'

English

Pronunciation

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Article

t'

  1. (Northern England) The. (Used in Yorkshire and some areas of Lancashire)

Usage notes

  • Before a vowel, t' is usually written and pronounced as if appended to the following word.
    • In He can't make up his mind if he wants one or t'other (= He can't make up his mind if he wants one or the other) t'other is pronounced as if spelled "tother". Sometimes it is pronounced as a glottal stop.
  • Before a consonant, t' is pronounced as a glottal stop following the preceding word.
    • In I'm going down t' road to see me mam ( = I'm going down the road to see my mother), down t' is pronounced as down followed by a glottal stop.

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Catalan

Pronoun

t'

  1. Contraction of et.

Declension


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French

Pronunciation

Pronoun

t'

  1. Clitic form of te.
    Je t’ai vu - I saw you.
  2. (slang) Proclitic form of tu.
    T’as vu mon frère ? - You've seen my brother?
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Haitian Creole

Adverb

t'

  1. Contraction of te.

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Italian

Pronoun

t’

  1. clitic form of ti.
    T'odio. - I hate you.
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