"Je suis toujours dans un fauteuil roulant."

Translation: I am still in a wheelchair.

[JobGE0]

Why does toujours mean "still" not "always" in this case?

[debutant84821]

j'ai la meme question.

[TurianSniper]

Why not "I am always in a wheelchair?"

[claude295345]

always give a feeling of eternity. Still gives a feeling of hope it may not be permanent. Still can be translated by "encore"

[TurianSniper]

But the sentence has "toujours", not "encore".

[claude295345]

if you had to translate by "toujours" it would be "pour toujours"= for ever.
je suis dans un fauteuil roulant pour toujours= I will always be in a wheelchair or I am in a wheelchair for ever
Je suis toujours dans un fauteuil roulant (and may be tomorrow not) = I am still in a wheel chair .
Je l'aime toujours = I still love her.
je l'ai toujours aimé =I have always loved him

[Vereschagin]

So, if "toujours" has to mean "still", how would you say "I am always in a wheelchair"? I can easily see this as an expression of exasperation or despair.