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The indefinite pronoun all-
alle
Meaning: The pronoun alle indicates totality.
Function: The pronoun alle is used either as a pronoun in the place of a noun or as an article.
The pronoun alle is inflected as follows.
singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative |
aller
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alle
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alles
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alle
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genitive |
alles*
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aller
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alles*
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aller
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dative |
allem
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aller
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allem
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allen
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accusative |
allen
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alle
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alles
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alle
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* In the genitive case singular of the masculine and neuter gender, there is also the type jeden. This type is only used when the noun that follows forms the genitive with the suffixes -s / -es.
Examples | |
Alles hängt mit allem zusammen. | Nicht alle Deutschen sind pünktlich. |
Alle wollten mich kennen lernen. | Die größten Dichter aller Zeiten. |
Sie kämpfen mit allem, was sie haben. | Alle Nachrichten in einer Minute. |
Wir tun das im Interesse aller. | Alles Salz löst sich in Wasser. |
pronoun | article |
The non-inflected type all
The non-inflected type all can
1. precede the definite article
Example |
All die ganzen Jahre. |
2. precede a possessive pronoun
Example |
All meine Träume. |
3. precede dieser and jener
Example |
All diese Leute. |
All jene Eltern. |
Notes:
In the singular number, aller, alle, alles refers to the entire amount or quantity of uncountable nouns.
Example |
Aller Wein war sauer. |
Ich habe alles Verständnis dafür. |
Dabei wird alle Geduld abverlangt. |
Alles often stands alone and has a very general meaning.
Examples |
Alles ist gut gelaufen. |
Du bist an allem schuld! |