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Tout, Toute, Tous, Toutes

Learn all about the useful French word tout


Introduction | Adjective | Adverb | Noun | Pronoun | Test

Tout is one of the most flexible words in the French language. It can be an adjective, adverb, noun, or pronoun and has four forms:

singular plural
masculine tout tous
feminine toute toutes

 
The following table is a summary of the different parts of speech that tout can represent and the forms that it can have in each one. Click on the links for a detailed explanation of usage, forms, and pronunciation of each part of speech.

masculine feminine invariable
sing plur sing plur
  
adjective tout  tous  toute  toutes 
  
adverb   (see lesson)
  
noun le tout
  
pronoun
   * neuter tout
* plural tous toutes

  

Test on Tout

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