German word

jemals

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈjeːmaːls/

Meaning

  • adverbever

Example

Hast du jemals Sushi probiert?

Have you ever tried sushi?

Illustration for jemals (ever)

More examples

Hast du so etwas jemals zuvor gesehen?

Have you ever seen anything like this before?

Core concept

A timeline searched for even one qualifying occasion from the past up to now.

Common phrases

  • jemals zuvor

    ever before

  • jemals erlebt

    ever experienced

  • jemals in deinem Leben

    ever in your life

Similar words

schon: Indicates that a state is already in place or an event has happened.
schon mal: Casually asks whether something has happened at least once.
je: Refers to whether something happened at any time in the past.
bisher: Covers what has happened from the past up to the present.

Definition in German

‚irgendwann bis jetzt‘ ausdrückt und häufig in Erfahrungsfragen verwendet wird

Word origin

Jemals developed from Middle High German iemals and combines je with the element -mals, which is related to Mal, meaning time or occasion.

Usage tips

  • Jemals is especially common in questions about experience, while casual speech often uses schon mal for the same meaning.

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