Usage Note
Homme keeps a silent 'h', so it elides and liaises like a vowel — l'homme, with a clear linking 'n' in un homme. It anchors un homme d'affaires (a businessman), the friendly le bonhomme (a fellow or chap), and les droits de l'homme, the French name for human rights.
Examples
"C'est un homme honnête."
Natural Translation
He's an honest man.
Literal Translation
It-is a man honest
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