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jamais

never

adverb zhah-MEH Common

Also means

ever

Usage Note

Jamais usually means 'never', paired with ne, but in questions or after si it swings to 'ever' — plus que jamais means more than ever. Standing alone, jamais ! is an emphatic 'no way', and à jamais means forever.

Examples

"Je n'oublierai jamais ce jour."

Natural Translation

I'll never forget that day.

Literal Translation

I will-never-forget that day

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