French dictionary
jamais/ʒa.mɛ/
adverb · A1 · Frequency 123
adverb
Meanings
never
Used in negative sentences to indicate that something has never happened.
ever
Used in interrogative or conditional sentences to indicate whether something has ever happened.
Examples
Je ne prends jamais le train sans vérifier l'horaire.
I never take the train without checking the timetable.
Elle n'oublie jamais l'anniversaire de ses amis.
She never forgets her friends' birthdays.
As-tu jamais goûté ce fromage de montagne ?
Have you ever tasted this mountain cheese?
Collocations
- ne ... jamaisnever
Common mistakes
Je n'ai pas jamais vu ce film.
Je n'ai jamais vu ce film.
For the meaning “never,” jamais already forms the negative with ne, so pas is normally not added.