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jamás

See also: Jamas and jamas

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish jamás, an early borrowing from Old Occitan ja mais.[1] Compare Portuguese jamais and French jamais, Italian giammai.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xaˈmas/ [xaˈmas]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ja‧más

Adverb edit

jamás

  1. never
    Synonyms: nunca, en su vida
    No lo he visto jamás.
    I've never seen it.
  2. ever
    El mejor libro jamás escrito.
    The best book ever written.

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References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1991) “ya”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes VI (Y–Z), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 10

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