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alles

alles

See also: allés

Cimbrian

Pronoun

alles n (masculine allar, feminine alla, plural alle)

  1. all

References

  • “alla” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑləs/

Etymology

Genitive of al. May have been influenced by German alles.

Pronoun

alles

  1. (indefinite) Everything

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from ala.

Adverb

alles

  1. yet, not before, still, quite recently, already
    Kas alles ei parandatud seda?
    Wasn't it repaired quite recently?

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaləs/

Pronoun

aller m, alles n, alle f, alle (pl.)

  1. (indefinite) in singular without a noun (usually alles): everything
  2. (indefinite) in singular with a noun: all (the) (+ singular noun)
  3. (indefinite) in plural without a noun: everybody, everyone
  4. (indefinite) in plural with a noun: all (the) (+ pl. noun)

Examples:

Menschen aus aller Welt = people from all over the world (die Welt, pl. die Welten)
Alles ist gut. = Everything is fine/okay.
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. = I wish you all the best.
Jetzt ist er aller Verantwortung frei. = Now he is free of all the responsibility.
Alle waren total verständnisvoll. = Everybody's been so understanding.

Inflection

Declension of aller
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative aller alle alles alle
genitive alles
allen
aller alles
allen
aller
dative allem aller allem allen
accusative allen alle alles alle

Usage note: the genitive forms in -n are only used when it modifies a noun (also in the genitive) which has a -s ending in the genitive.

Derived terms


Luxembourgish

Pronoun

alles

  1. everything

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronoun

alles

  1. genitive of alle