almal

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• ammal (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch allemaal (“all”), originally an adverb and still used in a way that might be considered adverbial rather than pronominal. In Afrikaans, the word has developed into an actual pronoun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.mal/

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Pronoun

almal

1. all; everyone

   Almal het die waarheid geweet, maar niemand het niks gesê nie.

   Everybody knew the truth, but nobody said anything.

Synonyms

• elkeen