u/res_02

Letter N in connected speech

Hi everyone! I've been looking for an answer about this topic for a while but I can't find anything, at least in English. I'm at a low intermediate level and I struggle to understand how I should link the N sound at the end of words with the next word when it starts with a vowel.

The N at the end of a verb in the infinitive or of a plural is normally silent, so people usually say "hebbe" not "hebbeN", but if something comes after it, do you pronounce the N and say "we hebbeN een" or do you say "we hebbe- een"? Do you say "MenseN in" or "Mense- in"? "StondeN er" or "stonde- er"?

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u/res_02 — 15 hours ago