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alle und alles
What's the difference between alle and alles? On tinycards alle was translated as all and alles was translated as everyone. But I just had a sentence "Alle mögen ihn" where alle was translated as everyone. Is there really a difference?
June 23, 2017
8 Comments
"Alle" does not necessarily mean "everyone". It can also refer to countable objects, meaning "all (of them)".
Examples:
1) Alle singen das Lied. (Everyone sings the song.)
2 a) Ich habe fünf Hühner. Alle sind im Stall. (I have five chickens. All of them are in the henhouse.)
2 b) Alle fünf Hühner sind im Stall. (All of the five chickens are in the henhouse.)
relox84
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mögt is only the ihr form (ihr mögt), mögen has an irregular stem for the singular:
Ich mag / Du magst / Er mag