"Нам всем страшно."

Translation: We are all scared.

[servolock]

"весь" is a curious little word that can act as a pronoun or adjective. I think here it is an adjective and is being used the same way we English speakers use it when we say "we all." I don't know why DL separated those two words because the literal translation works fine as, "We all are afraid."

[Domcje]

How would you say: We are scared of everything/everyone.?

[keinemeinung]

Мы всего боимся/Мы боимся всех. You wouldn't be wrong to say "Нам всё/все страшно".

[MichalaK_EU]

Are нам and всем connected here? What declensions are used, and why?

[keinemeinung]

@MichalaK_EU: Yes, it is the dative case versions of "мы" and "все". An example in the nominative case would be Мы все рады - We are all happy.

I see that you study German, so it's sort of the same principle as "Es ist mir kalt" (in Russian it's actually the same - мне холодно).

[X1YcGfTz]

Thanks, now I understand the connection between Нам and всем.

Indeed, in German one can use the same pattern starting with the dative:
"Uns allen ist ängstlich (zumute)."

[Shivaadh]

I missed the similarity despite being German. I love how we learn our own language by learning another. Supposedly, the great Goethe once said, "Whosoever speaks only one language, speaks none".

[gaydolokhov]

the 2020 us election

[sp.ark]

How better does it sound: We are all scared or We all are scared ?

[keinemeinung]

I think "We are all scared". "We all are scared" sounds rather poetic or philosophical. It could also be used to emphasize the "all" part ("I am scared" - "We all are scared".) So... more limited usage in my opinion.

[Matthew-215401]

I think "we all are scared" would be understood, but it is very awkward, and I think most English teachers might consider it incorrect.
"We are all scared" is MUCH more natural. Another alternative would be "All of us are scared."