Vokabahn

alles

Vokabahn
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Pronoun

alles

Pronunciation: /ˈaləs/

everything; all

A1 rank #71

Meanings

Pronoun
  1. everything; all
  2. all (as in "we all" etc.)
  3. Used with an interrogative to express that the answer probably covers more than one item, like dialectal English all

Example sentence

Ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?

Is that all you've got to say?

Usage

  • Alles ist bereit. — Alles takes a singular verb.
  • alles Gute — An adjective after alles is capitalised when used as a noun.
Extra sentence

Ich habe alles für das Frühstück gekauft.

I have bought everything for breakfast.