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
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