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alles.

everything; all

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈaləs/

  1. everything; all

    indefinite · neuter
    Alles ist gut.

  2. all (as in "we all" etc.)

    colloquial · indefinite · neuter
    Ihr seid alles Idioten.
    Die Politiker haben alles keine Ahnung.

  3. Used with an interrogative to express that the answer probably covers more than one item, like dialectal English all.

    colloquial · neuter
    Wer war alles schon mal in Spanien?
    Wo seid ihr alles gewesen?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”), equivalent to all + -es. Compare Low German allns (Allns), Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).

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