toujours

See also: toûjours

French

Alternative forms

• toûjours (obsolete)
• tousjours (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French tousjours, from Old French toz jorz, tuzjurz (“without ceasing”, literally “all days”), equivalent to tous +‎ jours (compare Dutch altijd (“always”), Danish altid (“always”)). Replaced Old French sempres (“always”), from Latin semper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ʒuʁ/

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• Rhymes: -uʁ

Adverb

toujours

1. always
2. still

Usage notes

• The "s" at the end of toujours will not trigger liaison. For example, toujours ici will be pronounced as [tu.ʒu.ʁ‿i.si].

Further reading

• “toujours” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).