alles

Concepts

everything

all

altogether

anything

extensive

Synonyms

troep

helemaal

al

de hele hoeveelheid

zich helemaal

rommel

allemaal

totaal

grondig

ineens

letterlijk

radicaal

reeds

rotzooi

ternauwernood

vertering

doorwrocht

zwik

pardoes

alomvattend

bende

bijna

boel

de gehele hoeveelheid

dichtbij

gans

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Translations

alles

tout

tudo

todo

tutto

Alles

tot

das Ganze

toutes les fois

όλα

τα πάντα

comprensible

vollkommen

völlig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑləs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: alles

Cognate with Luxembourgish: alles

In summary

From Middle Dutch alles, genitive of al. The use as a case-neutral form may have been reinforced by German alles, from a merger of Middle High German alles (genitive) and allez (nominative and accusative). Note, however, that Dutch iets (“something”) and niets (“nothing”) are also genitives, as is German nichts. Moreover, the form alles is also used in western German dialects where it cannot go back to a nominative/accusative form, e.g. Luxembourgish alles.

Sentences

Als je aan deze ring draait wordt alles scherp .

When you turn this ring, everything becomes sharp.

Ze leren dit jaar van alles over de revolutie in Rusland .

They are learning all about the revolution in Russia this year.

Terrorisme raakt de kern van dit alles .

Terrorism strikes at the very heart of all of these things.

De bewakingscamera heeft alles geregistreerd .

The surveillance camera recorded everything.

Zoals met alles in het leven is deze richtlijn natuurlijk niet perfect .

Of course, as with everything in life, this directive is not perfect.

Ik geef toe dat wellicht niet alles even optimaal is verlopen .

I grant that one thing has perhaps not gone as well as it might.