最清晰法语Tout的用法详解

singular plural tout

tous

toute toutes

The following table is a summary of the different parts of speech that tout can represent and the forms that it can have in each one. Click on the links for a detailed explanation of usage, forms, and pronunciation of each part of speech.

masculine sing plur

feminine sing

plur

invariable

(see lesson)

adjective tout tous toute toutes

adverb

noun pronoun * neuter * plural

tous

toutes

le tout

tout

Introduction | Adjective | Adverb | Noun | Pronoun | Test 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

Nouns

à tout âge avoir toute liberté

at any age to be completely free

en tout cas tout enfant

Definite articles

in any case every child

tous les enfants toute la journée tous les jours tous les deux jours tout le temps

Possessive adjectives

all the children

all day

every day [jour vs journée]

every other day all the time

prendre tout son temps

tous mes amis toute ma famille

to take one's time all my friends my whole family

Demonstrative adjectives

tous ces gens toute cette tristesse toutes ces idées

all these people all this sadness all of these ideas

Pronunciation notes Tout - [tu] Tous - [tu] Toute - [tut] Toutes - [tut] Introduction | Adjective | Adverb | Noun | Pronoun | Test Tout as an adverb is nearly always invariable.* It can be used with adverbs,

adjectives, and the prepositions à and de.

Adverbs

tout doucement

tout droit tout haut tout loin d'ici tout près

Adjectives

a)

Masculine singular and plural - invariable Il est tout seul. Ils sont tout seuls. Nous sommes tout étonnés.

He's all alone. They are all alone. We are very surprised.

very quietly straight ahead very loudly very far from here

very near

b) Feminine singular and plural that begin with h muet or vowel - invariable c)

J'ai mangé la tarte tout entière. J'ai mangé les tartes tout entières.

Elle est tout heureuse. Elles sont tout heureuses. C'est une tout autre histoire.

I ate the whole pie. I ate the whole pies. She is very happy. They are very happy. That's a whole other story.

*Feminine singular and plural adjectives that begin with h aspiré or

consonant - agree with adjective

Elle est toute petite. Elles sont toutes petites. Elle est toute honteuse. Elles sont toutes honteuses. Les toutes premières années.

Prepositions: à and de

She is very small. They are very small. She is very ashamed. They are very ashamed. The very first years.

tout à coup all of a sudden

tout à l'heure tout à fait tout de suite tout de même

shortly, right away

absolutely immediately all the same, anyway

Pronunciation notes

Tout - [tu]

Toute - [tut]

Toutes - [tut]

| Noun |

Le tout is a noun - it means the whole or all. It rarely changes to feminine or plural.

Les éléments forment un tout.

le grand Tout mon tout pas du tout rien du tout

Le tout, c'est de faire vite.

The elements make a whole. the Great Whole (the universe) my whole (in the French game charades)

not at all nothing at all

The main thing is to be quick about it.

Pronunciation notes

Tout - [tu]

| Pronoun |

Tout can be two different kinds of pronouns: neuter and plural

As a neuter pronoun, tout is invariable and means all

avant tout malgré tout c'est tout tout va bien tout est en règle

above all

in spite of everything

that's all everything is fine everything is in order

As a plural pronoun, there are two forms - tous and toutes. These mean

everyone or all and usually have an antecedent.

Où sont mes amis ?

Tous sont ici. Ils sont tous ici.

Je ne vois pas les filles. Elles sont parties toutes ensemble.

Pronunciation notes

Tout - [tu]

Tous - [tus]

Toutes - [tut]

Where are my friends? Everyone is here. They're all here. I don't see the girls. They all left together.