No. 301 in French
h
The French letter "h" is a silent or aspirated consonant, not pronounced in most cases, but it can affect liaison and elision rules.
In a sentence
L'heure du départ approche.
The departure time is approaching.
Here, 'h' appears within 'heure' meaning 'hour' or 'time', to denote a specific moment in time.
La ville a été construite au Xᵉ siècle.
The city was built in the 10th century.
In this instance, 'h' is part of the Roman numeral 'Xᵉ', though not directly used here, it relates to historical contexts where time is delineated.
Il faut arriver à 14h pour la réunion.
You need to arrive at 2 PM for the meeting.
The 'h' denotes 'heure' signifying the hour, used commonly to denote time in a 24-hour format.
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