jamais

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See also: ja mais

French

Etymology

From Old French ja més, jamés (“ever”), from Latin iam magis (“yet more”). Compare Spanish jamás, Italian giammai and Portuguese jamais.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.mɛ/
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Adverb

jamais

  1. (ne ... jamais) never
    Je ne l’ai jamais vue. ― I’ve never seen her.
  2. ever
    Es-tu jamais allé en France ? ― Have you ever been to France?

Derived terms

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French ja més, jamés (“ever”), from Latin iam magis (“yet more”).

Adverb

jamais

  1. ever

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese jamais, from Old Occitan ja mais, from Latin iam magis. Cognate with Galician xamais, Spanish jamás, Occitan jamai, French jamais and Italian giammai.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ja‧mais

Adverb

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  1. never
    Synonym: nunca
    Jamais estive na Inglaterra. ― I’ve never been to England.
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