allemaal

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier altemaal, from Middle Dutch altemȃle (“all at once; altogether”). Compare helemaal and German allemal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑləˌmaːl/, [ˈɑləˌmaːɫ], [ˌɑɫəˈmaːɫ]

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• Hyphenation: al‧le‧maal

Pronoun

allemaal

1. all, everyone

   We doen het allemaal.

   We're doing it all.

   We doen het allemaal.

   We're all doing it.

Usage notes

• Despite its status as a pronoun, allemaal can not serve as a subject in a sentence - in such cases it complements another pronoun. It can, however, serve as an object.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: almal
• Berbice Creole Dutch: alma
• Negerhollands: allemaal, alma, almael
• Skepi Creole Dutch: alma
• → Sranan Tongo: alamala

Adverb

allemaal

1. Indicates that the speaker expects the listener to give a comprehensive list of examples

   Coordinate term: zoal

   Wat heb je allemaal gedaan toen je in Londen was?

   What are all the things you did when you were in London?

Determiner

allemaal

1. (informal) all this/these; all kinds of, all sorts of

   Near-synonym: allerlei

   Er staan allemaal mensen voor mijn deur.

   There are all these people standing in front of my door.

   Er zit allemaal zwart spul op mijn shirt.

   There is all this black stuff on my shirt.