Definition

1. Determiner:

   • All, the whole of: Used to refer to the entire quantity or extent of a group, collection, or concept, leaving nothing and no one out.
   • Every: When used with a singular noun, it can imply each and every individual part that makes up a whole.

2. Pronoun:

   • All, everything, everyone: Used to refer to the whole group or total amount mentioned or implied, functioning as a subject or object in a sentence.

Usage Examples

• As a determiner:

  • Tôi đã đọc tất cả sách này. (I have read all of this book / I have read this whole book.)
  • Tất cả học sinh phải mặc đồng phục. (All students must wear uniforms.)

• As a pronoun:

  • Anh ấy ăn hết tất cả. (He ate everything.)
  • Tất cả đều đã sẵn sàng. (Everyone is ready. / All are ready.)

Advanced Usage

• "tất cả mọi" + noun: This structure emphasizes "every single" and is often used for plural nouns.

  • Cô ấy gửi lời chào đến tất cả mọi người. (She sends greetings to every single person.)

• "tất cả các" + noun: This is a standard, formal structure meaning "all the" for plural nouns.

  • Tất cả các dự án đều đã hoàn thành. (All the projects have been completed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toàn bộ (determiner/pronoun): The whole, the entirety. Often interchangeable with tất cả but can sound more formal or emphasize a single unified entity.

  • Chúng tôi mua toàn bộ căn nhà. (We bought the whole house.)

• Mọi (determiner): Every, each. Used with singular nouns to refer to all members of a group collectively.

  • Mọi người đều có quyền bình đẳng. (Every person has equal rights.)

Synonyms

• All: The complete amount or quantity.
• Whole: The entire thing regarded as a single unit.
• Every: Each one that belongs to a group.
• Everything: All things.
• Everyone: All people.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tất cả tất thảy: An emphatic reduplication meaning "absolutely all," "each and every one."

  • Họ mang đi tất cả tất thảy. (They took away absolutely everything.)

• Trên tất cả: Above all, most importantly.

  • Trên tất cả, chúng ta cần phải trung thực. (Above all, we need to be honest.)

adv

1. all, whole, as a whole