all

The German word "all" is an adjective and pronoun meaning "all" or "everything".

• Root word: "all" itself signifies entirety, whole, or every.
• Usage: It often describes the totality of a group, e.g., alle Menschen (all people), or the entirety of something, e.g., die ganze Zeit (all the time).

Similar words:

• jeder (each, every)
• ganz (whole, entire)
• sämtlich (all, entire)

Difference:

• all implies the full entirety collectively.
• jeder emphasizes individuals/every single one separately.
• ganz stresses completeness or wholeness, often for singular objects.
• sämtlich is a formal/literary synonym for complete collections, similar to all but less common in everyday speech.