English–German

“all” in German

German

Alsoallesamt · sämtlich

Pronunciation

IPA/al/

Example

Er hat alle Bücher gelesen.

He has read all the books.

Illustration for all (all)

How to say “all” in German

“All” in German is all.

A wide net reaches every person or thing in a group at once, leaving no separate part untouched.

Full entry for all: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with all

alle Menschen verdienen Respekt.

All people deserve respect.

Tips for using all

  • As a standalone pronoun, alle usually refers to several people or things, whereas alles refers to everything as one whole.

Other German words for “all”

Die Kinder sind allesamt müde.

The children are all tired.

Wir haben sämtliche Dokumente überprüft.

We checked all the documents.

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