Mr. White

[empty harbor]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

Pro tip: you can rename the thread title with `.tr <thread name>`

Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[vast totem]

It doesn't always have to be with être, take this phrase for example:

Est-ce que ça roule toujours?
Is it still going?

There is no être here.

[fluid fable]

ok, so does it work the other way around? that when it is infact used with the verb être, it does in fact have the meaning of "still".

as a native speaker, how do you identify different meaning of the word "toujours"? surely, it must be set constructions right?

[silver bison]

It's about context. Not about the verb it's used with

When said in the context of a conversation, there is usually only one interpretation that makes sense

[vast totem]

toujours has several meanings and can be used in many ways.