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Translation

all, everyone; used up, all gone

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Cases

Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
Nominativethe subjectalleralleallesalle
Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohneallenalleallesalle
Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, beiallemallerallemallen
Genitiveof; after wegen, währendallenallerallenaller

Mostly met in the plural, all or everyone: alle Kinder. The singular has the endings of dieser and turns up in set phrases: vor allem, above all; aller Anfang ist schwer, every beginning is hard. The neuter alles, everything, has its own page.

Examples

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All the children sing along.

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Is everybody here?

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The milk has run out.

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alle: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the German word "alle" (all, everyone; used up, all gone): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 12: alle, sehr, denn and 11 more words.