Published April 9, 2024 • Updated August 10, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Jusqu’à Meaning
Jusqu’à is a French preposition meaning “until,” “up to,” or “as far as.” It’s used to express the end point of a period of time, a distance, or a limit. For example, “Je travaille jusqu’à cinq heures” (I work until five o’clock) or “Je marche jusqu’à la gare” (I’m walking as far as the train station). It also appears in common expressions such as jusqu’à présent (until now/so far).
Jusqu’à Pronunciation
The IPA pronunciation of jusqu’à is /ʒys.ka/, which sounds approximately like “zhews-kah.”
Jusqu’à Example Sentences
Je travaille jusqu’à 4 heures de l’après-midi.
I work until 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
Louis a fumé jusqu’à l’âge de trente-huit ans.
Louis smoked until he was 38 years-old.
Camille reste dans cet hôtel jusqu’à demain.
Camille is staying in this hotel until tomorrow.
On restera à Chamonix jusqu’au mois de décembre.
We’ll stay in Chamonix until December.
👉 See also: D’ici (Between now and / by) »
Jusqu’ + prepositions
Jusqu’ combines with different prepositions and articles depending on the word that follows.
| Form | Example | English |
|---|---|---|
| jusqu’au | jusqu’au soir | until evening |
| jusqu’à la | jusqu’à la gare | as far as the station |
| jusqu’à l’ | jusqu’à l’hôtel | as far as the hotel |
| jusqu’aux | jusqu’aux vacances | until the holidays |
| jusqu’en | jusqu’en décembre | until December |
| jusqu’à | jusqu’à demain | until tomorrow |
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- jusqu’au bout — all the way / to the very end
- Jusqu’à quel point… ? — To what extent…? / How far…?
- jusqu’ici — until now / so far / up to this point
- jusqu’là — until then / up to that point
- jusqu’à ce que (+ subjunctive) — until
- jusqu’à nouvel ordre — until further notice
- jusqu’à preuve du contraire — until proven otherwise
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