almal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch allemaal (“all”), originally an adverb and still used in a way that might be considered adverbial rather than pronominal. In Afrikaans, the word has developed into an actual pronoun.

Pronoun

almal

  1. all; everyone
    Almal het die waarheid geweet, maar niemand het niks gesê nie.
    Everybody knew the truth, but nobody said anything.

Synonyms

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