Jamás (en. Never)

/xaˈmas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

Indicates that something will not happen at all.

I have never seen anything like that.

Jamás he visto algo así.

Used to emphasize the negation of an action.

I will never do it.

No lo haré jamás.

Means 'never' in a time context.

I will never return to that city.

Jamás volveré a esa ciudad.

From Latin 'iam plus', meaning 'already more' in a time context.

never of the nevers

Never, under any circumstances.

jamás de los jamases

never and never

Expression that reinforces total negation.

jamás y nunca

never forget it

Never forget something.

jamás olvidarlo

never

Indicates that something does not occur at any moment.

nunca

always

Indicates that something occurs all the time, in contrast.

siempre

ham

A word that refers to a type of meat, although it seems similar, it has no semantic relation.

jamón

Expression of surprise at something that was never expected.

I never saw that coming!

¡Eso, jamás lo vi venir!

Used in informal situations to emphasize negations.

I never imagined you would say that.

Jamás me imaginé que dirías eso.