French

Adverb

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

• à jamais ("forever")

Norman

Etymology

From Old French ja més, jamés ‎(“ever”), from Latin iam magis ‎(“yet more”).

Adverb

jamais

1. ever

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese jamais, from Old Provençal ja mais, from Latin iam magis. Cognate with Galician xamais, Spanish jamás, Occitan jamai, French jamais and Italian giammai.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈmajs/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈmajʃ/
• Hyphenation: ja‧mais

Adverb

jamais (not comparable)

1. never.

   Jamais estive na Inglaterra.‎ ― I’ve never been to England.