toujours

See also: toûjours

French

Alternative forms

tousjours (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French tousjours, from Old French toz jorz, tuzjurz (“without ceasing”, literally “all days”), equivalent to tous +‎ jours (compare Dutch altijd (“always”), Danish altid (“always”)). Replaced Old French sempres (“always”), from Latin semper.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tu.ʒuʁ/
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Adverb

toujours

always
still

Usage notes

The "s" at the end of "toujours" will not trigger liaison, that means "toujours ici" will be pronounced as [tu.ʒu.ʁ‿i.si].

Further reading

“toujours” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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