jamais

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See also: ja mais

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ja mais (“any more”, only in reference to the future), the two components deriving from Latin iam and magis. Compare Spanish jamás, Italian giammai, Occitan jamai and Portuguese jamais.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.mɛ/
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  • (Paris) IPA(key): /ʒa.me/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): , ,

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

Descendants

  • Saint Dominican Creole French:

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French ja mais.

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

 

  • Hyphenation: ja‧mais

Adverb

jamais (not comparable)

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