Meaning

  1. never
  2. ever

Synonyms

de toute ma vie

à chaque fois

de ma vie

ne plus

n’importe quand

un jour ou l’autre

ne … jamais

aujourd’hui

chaque fois

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒa.mɛ/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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