Today we’ll look at the French adverb encore which has several meanings including again, still and yet. On apprend ce mot encore? We’re learning this word again?
encore – [ɑ̃kɔʀ]
again, still, yet
Word origin
The Modern French adverb encore comes from ancor in Old French, which comes from *hinc ad hōram in Vulgar Latin.
Example sentences
Again
The meaning of encore for these first two example sentences is “again”.
We’re eating pizza again?
For this second example, the feminine noun bêtise is related to the adjective bête (silly, stupid).
J’ai encore fait la même bêtise !
I made the same silly mistake again!
Still
For this example, the meaning of encore is “still”. Note that for this usage of encore, the adverb toujours (always, still) is a synonym. J’ai encore/toujours le même problème (I still have the same problem).
J’ai encore cinq kilos à perdre.
I still have five kilograms to lose.
Yet
For this example, the meaning of encore is “yet”.
Je n’ai pas encore compris cette leçon !
I sitll haven’t understood this lesson!
When preceded by pas, as in the ne…pas negation, pas encore means “not yet”.
Est-ce que tu as fini ton travail? – Non, pas encore.
Did you finish your work? – No. Not yet.
Even
For this final example, encore plus means “even more”.
C’est encore plus cher !
It’s even more expensive!
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Related lessons
- French adverbs
- Plutôt – rather
- Souvent – often
- Avec – With
- Trop – Too, too much, too many
- Vraiment – Really
- Maintenant – Now
- Déjà – Already
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