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How to Say β€˜Never took place’ in French

Jamais eu lieu

zhah-meh u loo

[zhah-meh u loo]

πŸ’¬ Usage Tip: 'Jamais' means 'never'; useful for negating past events.

Phrase Breakdown

Jamais

[zhah-meh]

Never happened

An event that did not occur.

Example

L'incident n'a jamais eu lieu.

The incident never happened.

eu

[u]

Had

Past of 'have', used in creating compound tenses.

Example

Je n'ai jamais eu cela.

I never had that.

lieu

[loo]

Place

The location or setting of an event.

Example

Le meeting a eu lieu Γ  Paris.

The meeting took place in Paris.

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