Tout
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- Tout as an adjective has four forms: tout, toute, tous, toutes. As an adjective, tout means all, any, every, etc. and can be used with
- Tout as an adjective has four forms: tout, toute, tous, toutes. As an adjective, tout means all, any, every, etc. and can be used with
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à tout âge
as adjective -
at any age
as adjective -
tout enfant
as adjective -
every child
as adjective -
tous les enfants
as adjective -
all the children
as adjective -
toute la journée
as adjective -
all day
as adjective -
tous les deux jours
as adjective -
every other day
as adjective -
toute ma famille
as adjective -
my whole family
as adjective -
tous ces gens
as adjective -
all these people
as adjective -
toutes ces idées
as adjective -
all of these ideas
as adjective -
tout haut
as adverb -
very loudly
as adverb -
tout loin d'ici
as adverb -
very far from here
as adverb -
tout près
as adverb -
very near
as adverb -
Tout as an adverb is nearly always invariable.
* Fem. sing. and plur. that begin with h aspiré or consonant - agree with adjective HOWEVER rule B under adjectives is contrary to this -
Tout as an adverb is nearly always invariable.
* Fem. sing. and plur. that begin with h aspiré or consonant - agree with adjective HOWEVER rule B under adjectives is contrary to this - Ils sont tout seuls.
- They are all alone.
- Nous sommes tout étonnés.
- We are very surprised.
- J'ai mangé les tartes tout entières.
- I ate the whole pies.
- Elle est tout heureuse.
- She is very happy.
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Elles sont toutes petites.
as adverb -
They are very small.
as adverb -
Elle est toute honteuse.
as adverb -
She is very ashamed.
as adverb -
tout à fait
as adverb -
absolutely
as adverb -
tout de suite
as adverb -
immediately
as adverb -
tout de même
as adverb -
all the same, anyway
as adverb - Le tout is a noun - it means the whole or all. It rarely changes to feminine or plural.
- Le tout is a noun - it means the whole or all. It rarely changes to feminine or plural.
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Les éléments forment un tout.
as noun -
The elements make a whole.
as noun -
le grand Tout
as noun -
the Great Whole (the universe)
as noun -
mon tout
as noun -
my whole (in the French game charades)
as noun -
pas du tout
as noun -
not at all
as noun -
rien du tout
as noun -
nothing at all
as noun -
Le tout, c'est de faire vite.
as noun -
The main thing is to be quick about it.
as noun -
Tout can be two different kinds of pronouns: neuter and plural
As a neuter pronoun, tout is invariable and means all
As a plural pronoun, there are two forms - tous and toutes. These mean everyone or all and usually have an antecede -
Tout can be two different kinds of pronouns: neuter and plural
As a neuter pronoun, tout is invariable and means all
As a plural pronoun, there are two forms - tous and toutes. These mean everyone or all and usually have an antecedent. -
avant tout
as neuter pronoun -
above all
as neuter pronoun -
malgré tout
as neuter pronoun -
in spite of everything
as neuter pronoun -
tout est en règle
as neuter pronoun -
everything is in order
as neuter pronoun -
Je ne vois pas les filles.
Elles sont parties toutes ensemble.
as plural pronoun agrees in gender and in number -
I don't see the girls.
They all left together.
as plural pronoun agrees in gender and number -
masculine tout tous
feminine toute toutes -
masculine tout tous
feminine toute toutes