Is the ent in comment pronounced in french? How should it sound?

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asked Apr 5, 2019 130k views

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Simon Briche · Answer 1 · 2019-04-05T16:25:20+0000

Hi :)
The ‘ent’ in « comment » should be pronounced ‘mah’. In total - « comment » is said « koh-mah ».
Hopefully this helps you!

Tobias Baumeister · Answer 2 · 2019-04-10T19:19:27+0000

Bonjour !

"ent" at the end of a verb is not pronounced.

They drink: ils boivent

"ent" at the end of a noun IS pronounced.

Exemple:

An apartment: un appartement

"ent" at the end of a adjective is pronounced :

Exemple:

- Happy: content

"ent" at the end of a adverb is pronounced.

Exemple:

Absolutely: absolument