tous
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tous
Noun edit
tous m pl
Noun edit
tous f pl
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
tous
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French tous < Old French toz. By surface analysis, tout + -s.
Pronunciation edit
- Pronoun and adjective in liaison:
- Pronoun otherwise:
- Adjective otherwise:
Pronoun edit
tous m pl
Related terms edit
Adjective edit
tous
- masculine plural of tout
- Je me brosse les dents tous les jours. ― I brush my teeth every day. (literally, “I brush my teeth all the days.”)
Usage notes edit
To distinguish between the pronoun and adjective pronunciations, note that the adjective /tu/ is used before a noun (tous les jours) while the pronoun /tus/ occurs in isolation (Ils sont tous venus.)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tous”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old Catalan edit
Adjective edit
tous