Polyglot Dictionary

je

/jeː/

adverb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. ever (in comparisons or questions)

    • Das ist das Beste, was ich je gegessen habe.

      That's the best thing I've ever eaten.

  2. each, per (distributive)

  3. the ... the (in je ... desto/umso comparative constructions)

    • Je mehr, desto besser.

      The more, the better.

Similar words

jemals

je and jemals both mean "ever"; jemals is the fuller, slightly more emphatic form, common in questions and negatives.

Practice

1 What does je mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist das Beste, was ich ___ gegessen habe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches je?

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