tất cả
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Definition
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.
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.)