allemaal

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑləˌmaːl/, [ˈɑləˌmaːɫ], [ˌɑɫəˈmaːɫ]
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Hyphenation: al‧le‧maal

Pronoun edit

allemaal

all, everyone
We doen het allemaal.
We're doing it all.

We doen het allemaal.
We're all doing it.

Usage notes edit

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 edit

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