No. 1,576 in German
jemals
"Ever" (at any time).
In a sentence
Hast du jemals einen so schönen Sonnenuntergang gesehen?
Have you ever seen such a beautiful sunset?
Here 'jemals' is used to ask if at any time in the past or present the subject has experienced something.
Wirst du jemals nach Australien reisen?
Will you ever travel to Australia?
In this case, 'jemals' indicates if there is a possibility within the indefinite future.
Ich glaube nicht, dass er jemals in Schwierigkeiten geraten würde.
I don't think he would ever get into trouble.
Here, 'jemals' is used hypothetically to discuss a possible situation in a general time frame that might not actually occur.
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