meilleurs amis pour toujours
In French, best friends forever is said as meilleurs amis pour toujours.
The phrase is used to describe two people who share a very close friendship that is expected to last a lifetime.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of meilleurs (best), amis (friends) and pour toujours (for always/forever).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some regions of France, you may see the form Meilleures Amies Pour Toujours used.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes based on the gender and number of the people being described. If referring to a single male best friend, use the singular meilleur ami pour toujours. If the best friends are two females, the phrase changes to the feminine singular form for each person: meilleure amie pour toujours.
Did you know?
- The word toujours literally translates to 'all days', coming from the Old French combination of tous (all) and jours (days).
- In modern French youth culture, the English acronym 'BFF' is frequently used in texting and social media instead of meilleurs amis pour toujours.
- In French, toujours can sometimes mean 'still' in addition to 'forever', depending on the context of the sentence.
Examples in context
- Soyons les meilleurs amis pour toujours.Let's be best friends forever.This sentence is useful for expressing the desire to be best friends forever using meilleurs amis pour toujours.Tatoeba #1525855 by sacredceltic, translation #1524714 by Spamster
- Nous serons meilleurs amis pour toujours.We will be best friends forever.
Example conversation
Two friends are writing in a notebook together.
- LucasOn écrit quoi dans le livre ?What are we writing in the book?
- ChloéÉcrivons que nous sommes meilleurs amis pour toujours.Let's write that we are best friends forever.
- LucasC'est une excellente idée, Chloé.That is an excellent idea, Chloé.
- ChloéJe suis très contente de notre amitié.I am very happy with our friendship.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pour, toujours, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
