Already – déjà

(Pronounced day-zha)

To remember that already is pronounced day-zha (déjà) in French, use the following mnemonic:

He thought he'd already seen this before and had a sense of déjà (déjà) vu.

Examples of déjà (already) in a sentence

J'ai déjà fini mes devoirs. 

(I have already finished my homework.)

Il est déjà parti. 

(He has already left.)

Nous sommes arrivés à dix-sept heures, mais elle était déjà partie. 

(We arrived at 5 pm, but she had already left.)