Spanish word

todo

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtoðo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveall

Example

Todas las tiendas están cerradas.

All the shops are closed.

Illustration for todo (all)

More examples

Trabajé toda la semana sin descanso.

I worked all week without a break.

Core concept

A filled circle with no gaps.

Common phrases

  • toda la semana

    all week

  • todo el año

    all year

  • todo el tiempo

    all the time

Similar words

total: Covers the full amount or extent as a single total.
completo: Contains every required part so nothing essential is missing.
entero: Remains undivided and intact as a single unit, without breaks or missing pieces.
íntegro: Exhibits internal unity and cohesion, free from gaps or fragmentation.

Definition in Spanish

Indica que algo comprende la totalidad de una cosa o de un grupo y concuerda en género y número con el sustantivo que modifica.

Word origin

From the Latin root totus meaning 'whole', Spanish todo preserves that root sense and inflects for gender and number as toda, todos, and todas.

Usage tips

  • Todo also functions as a pronoun 'everything' and as an adverb 'entirely', whereas as an adjective it must agree with the noun while as a pronoun or adverb it stands alone (está todo roto).

Other meanings

  • everythingpronoun
  • wholenoun
  • entirelyadverb

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