An Overview of todo, todos, toda, and todas:
The words todo, todos, toda, and todas have two main functions:
a) as an adjective meaning "all" (to describe a noun), e.g.:
b) as a pronoun meaning "all of it/them" (to replace a noun), e.g.:
- Él se comió todo.
- Todos van a ir a la fiesta.
The form you use must agree in gender and number with the corresponding noun (i.e.: the noun being modified by the adjective form of todo/a(s) or the noun being replaced and referred back to by the pronominal form of todo/a(s)). Note also that todo/a(s) must be followed by a determiner (e.g.: el, la, etc.). This is illustrated in the following table:
Functions |
Forms |
Example adjective/pronoun |
masc. sing. |
todo |
todo el tiempo/todo va bien |
fem. sing. |
toda |
toda la comida/voy a comer toda |
masc. pl. |
todos |
todos los días/todos son largos |
fem. pl. |
todas |
todas mis amigas/me caen bien todas
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