French Adjective Tout
“Tout” can mean many things in French. In fact, it can be an adjective, and adverb, or a pronoun. In this lesson we will explore using the French adjective tout. You can download a free PDF of this lesson in my private French Grammar Library.
Most French adjectives always need to agree in number and gender with the nouns they refer to.
TOUT – masculine, singular
TOUTE – feminine, singular
TOUS – masculine, plural
TOUTES– feminine, plural
TOUS – MASCULINE & PLURAL ADJECTIVE
As an adjective, TOUS is always pronounced “TOO”. Don’t pronounce the “s”.
TOUT – TOUTE – TOUS – TOUTES CAN MEAN “ALL”
Tous mes copains sont là.
All of my friends are there.
Nous passons toute la journée en ville.
We are spending all day in the city.
TOUT – TOUTE – TOUS – TOUTES CAN MEAN “WHOLE” OR “ENTIRE”
Tu manges toute la baguette?
Are you eating the whole baguette?
Toute la classe part à la montagne.
The whole class is going to the mountains.
EXAMPLES
tout ce quartier – this whole neighborhood
tous mes enfants – all of my children
toute une boîte de thon – a whole can of tuna
toutes leurs cousines – all of their (female) cousins
tous ces papiers – all of these papers
toute la ville – the whole city
toutes nos chaussures – all of our shoes
SOMETIMES THE FRENCH ADJECTIVE TOUT MEANS OTHER THINGS
tout le monde – everyone
à tout moment – at any moment
tous les jours – every day
tous les deux jours – every other day
toute trace – every trace
