How do native English speakers say "did you see him"?

Native speakers reduce "did you see him" to "dijaseeim" (/dʒəˈsiːɪm/) in natural speech. Did you see him?

did you see him → dijaseeim | assimilation_and_elision

Q: What is the connected speech form of "did you see him"?

"did you see him" becomes "dijaseeim" — a assimilation_and_elision pattern. This reduction involves two common processes: assimilation, where the /d/ of 'did' and /j/ of 'you' blend into a /dʒ/ sound, and elision, where the 'h' sound in 'him' is dropped.

did you see him → dijaseeim /dʒəˈsiːɪm/ assimilation_and_elision

Did you see him?

This reduction involves two common processes: assimilation, where the /d/ of 'did' and /j/ of 'you' blend into a /dʒ/ sound, and elision, where the 'h' sound in 'him' is dropped.

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did you see him → dijaseeim

/dʒəˈsiːɪm/

Did you see him?

This reduction involves two common processes: assimilation, where the /d/ of 'did' and /j/ of 'you' blend into a /dʒ/ sound, and elision, where the 'h' sound in 'him' is dropped.

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Example 1

Did you see him at the party last night?

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Example 2

Did you see him leave earlier?

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Example 3

I heard he was there. Did you see him?

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Example 4

Hey, dijaseeim in the break room?

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Example 5

Did you hear that? Dijaseeim run by?

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did you see him → dijaseeim