Polyglot Dictionary

jemals

/ˈjeːmaːls/

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 (usually in questions or negatives)

    Close to je, but jemals is the fuller, slightly more emphatic form.

    • Hat er jemals die Wahrheit gesagt?

      Has he ever told the truth?

Similar words

je

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

Practice

1 What does jemals mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hat er ___ die Wahrheit gesagt?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jemals?

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