alles

Meaning

everything

Hyphenated as

al‧les

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑləs/

Etymology

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

Ik zal die beschermen met alles wat ik heb .

I will protect it to the very best of my ability.

Voorzitter , dat is alles wat ik hierover kan zeggen .

Mr President, that's all I can say about this.

Als je aan deze ring draait wordt alles scherp .

When you turn this ring, everything becomes sharp.

Zij stonden aan het roer toen dit alles gebeurde .

They were at the helm when all this happened.

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.

In dat studentenhuis is bijna alles gemeenschappelijk .

In that dormitory, almost everything is in common.