ne…jamais
never
Il ne va jamais au cinéma le dimanche.
He never goes to the movies on Sundays.
THE GRAMMAR
The ne…jamais construction functions exactly like the ne…pas and ne…plus constructions, with the words surrounding the main verb. Unlike those, jamais can be used as a one-word reply to a question.
TODAY
We’re giving everyone permission to be negative — in French! Today’s example is one of many common negative constructions.
Vocabulary Section: Negatives, Word of the Day