al

Meaning

Det

all

Adv

already

Etymology

From Old Frisian all, from Proto-West Germanic *all. Cognate with English all.

Sentences

Hoe lang stean jim hjir al ?

How long have you been here?

Sy hat yn al dy jierren har spoaren wol fertsjinne.

She has earned her marks in all these years.

Ik bin net benaud foar de takomst, al sjoch ik it wol swart yn .

I am not afraid of the future, although I do see it as bleak.

Anke en Yvonne rinne al jierren tegearre deselde kuiertocht.

Anke and Yvonne have been walking the same walk together for years.

Ik hie him blykber wekker makke, ek al wie it al nei alven.

Apparently I had woken him up, even though it was already after eleven.

Myn hier wurdt al wat piper-en-sâltkleurich.

My hair is already getting a little pepper-and-salt colored.

Harren soan is al jierren oan 'e drugs.

Their son has been on drugs for years.

As bern skoaltsjeboarte ik al en dêrby wie ik de juf.

As a child I already played school and I was the teacher.