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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Saturday May 23, 2009
jamás, adverb:
never
You probably already know the word nunca for never. Jamás is an alternative way of saying never, used in more formal or literary contexts. It is used differently from nunca, and often comes at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis.
Peter Pan prometió que jamás crecería
Peter Pan promised that he’d never grow up
Jamás he visto cosa igual
I’ve never seen anything like it
Notice also that in examples like the following you don’t use no with jamás
He descubierto obras que jamás había visto
I’ve discovered works of art that I’d never seen
Compare this with:
He descubierto obras que no había visto nunca
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