Jamas vs Nunca

Question

Hi everyone! What is the difference in usage between jamás and nunca? I know they are synonyms, but are they used in different situations? Thanks for your help ! Have a great day!

Hola todos! ¿En cuales situaciones usa jamas y nunca? Yo sé que son sinónimos, pero cual es la diferencia? ¿Hay una diferencia entre esas palabras? Muchas gracias, Pasa un buen día!

Good question , thanks mate. - ray76, Jun 1, 2015

Answer 1

There is one case where you can use them together to translate the English "never, "ever"

"I will never, ever do that!

¡No haré eso nunca, jamás! (Pero es necesario poner "nunca" primero,)

!No te dejaré, nunca jamás te lo prometo!

Dani, he escuchado/oido :) personas que dicen jamás nunca... - chileno, Jun 1, 2015

Bueno, es algo nuevo para mí. Aprendo algo nuevo cada día. :) Gracias. - Daniela2041, Jun 1, 2015

Nunca jamás sounds much better to my ears even as a non-native speaker.I am not sure how much that is due to familiarity with seeing and hearing it spoken that way causes me to wince when I hear it spoken in a way that seems to me to be completely wrong! - FELIZ77, Jun 1, 2015

I know what you mean. I would never say it the other way--nunca, jamás! ♥ - Daniela2041, Jun 1, 2015

This is super helpful! I did not know they could be used together! Thanks! - atrevida, Jun 1, 2015

Answer 2

There does not seem to be any difference. See this discussion and read carefully the posting at the bottom of the page by Juan Alex on May 9, 2009:

Jamás (usos)

Thanks mate So it can be used as a double negative , that was a great link Michael thank you . - ray76, Jun 1, 2015

Thank you ! The link was very helpful! What exactly did I not format correctly? - atrevida, Jun 1, 2015

Atrevida, If you read this I don't understand your question about formatting. You can send me a personal message if you need an answer to this question. - Jubilado, Jun 1, 2015