/ʒamɛ/
Translation
never, ever
Word origin
From Old French ja mais, a compound of ja ('already, ever', from Latin iam) and mais ('more', from Latin magis). The literal sense was 'ever again', which hardened into the negative 'never' in negative contexts.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- iam magis
Examples
' .
I've never seen such a beautiful film in my whole life.
.
I will never trust him/her again.
C' , ' .
It's the most beautiful day of my life, I'll never forget this.
réserve.
You never know what tomorrow has in store for us.
' goûté .
She had never tasted seafood before that trip.
Used in
Stories
(3)Grammar articles
(8)French Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
French Negation Beyond pas: ne... que, ni... ni, aucun
French Negation: ne... pas, jamais, rien, personne and the Colloquial ne-Drop
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
French Stressed Pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
French Word Order: SVO, the Object Pronoun Inversion, and Six Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 2.