See also: ja mais

French edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.mɛ/
  • (file)
  • (Paris) IPA(key): /ʒa.me/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): [ʒɑ̃me], [hɑ̃mɛ̃], [ʒɔ̃mɛ̃]

Adverb edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

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Further reading edit

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French ja mais.

Adverb edit

jamais

  1. ever

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

 

  • Hyphenation: ja‧mais

Adverb edit

jamais (not comparable)

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