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As I am looking at reflexive verbs and pronouns in French, a lot of sentences are constructed je me (réveille) or je te (regarde). I know that for example, je ne (sais pas) the "je ne" is pronounced together.
Since "je me" and "je te" follow the same pattern of consonant-e-consonant-e, would it be the same way, or would the two letter words be pronounced separately?
By "pronounced together", I guess you mean pronounced in a single syllable.
This is indeed the usual case in casual spoken French where /ʒəm/ and /ʒmə/ can both be heard: J'me réveille and Je m'réveille, J'te regarde and Je t'regarde.
In formal, careful or regional variations speak, two syllables are used /ʒəmə/: Je me reveille, je te regarde.
Both « je ne » and « je me » may be pronounced together : « j’ne », « j’me »
Same goes for « je te », « je nous », « je vous » …
