Indefinite pronoun 'alles' (everything)
Indefinitpronomen 'alles'
'alles' (everything) refers to the whole / all of it.
Structure
alles (+ Verb) - die Gesamtheit
alles (+ verb) - the totality
Details
- Part of Speech
- Pronoun
- Word Type
- Indefinite pronoun
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
What it is. alles means everything and refers to the whole, the totality of things.
How it is used. alles takes a singular verb even though it covers many things: Alles ist gut (everything is fine). It is mostly invariable in everyday A2 use and works as or . Be careful to distinguish it from the alle (all the people / all the things), which takes a : Alle sind da (everyone is here).
Examples.
- Ich verstehe alles. - I understand everything.
- Alles ist gut. - Everything is fine.
- Sie hat mir alles erzählt. - She told me everything.
Common mistakes. Use a with alles: Alles ist fertig, not Alles sind fertig. Do not mix up alles (everything, ) with alle (everyone/all, ).
About Indefinite pronoun 'alles' (everything)
'alles' (everything) refers to the whole / all of it.
Refers to the whole; takes a (Alles ist gut).
'alles' bezeichnet die Gesamtheit.
Caution
'alles' takes a singular verb: 'Alles ist gut'. Don't confuse it with the plural 'alle' (all the people/things).