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