Polyglot Dictionary

jamás

/xaˈmas/

adverb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. never

    • Jamás lo olvidaré.

      I will never forget it.

Similar words

nunca

jamás and nunca are close synonyms for "never"; jamás is slightly more emphatic.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

jamais

jamais is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "never."

Portuguese

nunca

nunca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "never."

Practice

1 What does jamás mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ lo olvidaré.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jamás?

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