jamais

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See also: ja mais

French

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Etymology

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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

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

Adverb

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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

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Descendants

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  • Saint Dominican Creole French:

Further reading

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Galician

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Adverb

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jamais

  1. reintegrationist spelling of xamais

Further reading

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  • jamais” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French ja mais.

Adverb

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jamais

  1. ever

Portuguese

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Etymology

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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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jamais (not comparable)

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

Further reading

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