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je

ever

adverb YAY Common
Time Time Expressions

Also means

each

Usage Note

je is a small but versatile word: alone it means 'ever' (Hast du je …?), and the paired je … desto builds 'the more … the more' comparisons. As a distributive it means 'each' or 'per' (je Person), and the exclamation o je! signals dismay.

Examples

"Hast du je davon gehört?"

Natural Translation

Have you ever heard of it?

Literal Translation

Have you ever of-it heard?

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