tout
/tu/
all, every; very
Ils sont tous venus.
They all came.
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Adjective meaning all or every, agreeing in gender and number: tout, toute, tous, toutes.
Ils sont tous venus.
They all came.
Toute la classe écoute.
The whole class is listening.
Agreement is the main difficulty: memorize the four forms.
general
Adverb meaning very or completely, invariable except before feminine adjectives starting with a consonant.
Elle est tout étonnée.
She is quite amazed.
Tout petite vs toute petite: the adverb agrees only in that specific case.
general
Pronoun meaning everything or all.
Tout est prêt.
Everything is ready.
Tout (everything) vs tous (everyone): tout est fini, ils sont tous là.
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From Latin totus (whole, all).
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