A Jamais vs jamais

RoyB2Kwiziq community member

à jamais was new for me. jamais I only knew as "never" But I see as an adjective it can be "for ever" ! Is it always used with à in this context?

so jamais = never

à jamais = for ever

Asked 7 months ago

PaulC1Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer

I think of it this way. Jamais has the sense of "ever" so that "ne [verb] jamais" means "not ever" or "never".

Je ne mange jamais de haricots verts. = I never eat green beans.

à jamais = "to ever" or "forever"

à jamais gravés =forever engraved

Like07 months ago

à jamais was new for me. jamais I only knew as "never" But I see as an adjective it can be "for ever" ! Is it always used with à in this context?

so jamais = never

à jamais = for ever

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