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### General quantities with "alle"

When you want to talk about "all" of something in a general sense, Dutch uses the word **alle**. You place it directly in front of a plural noun or an uncountable noun, without any article.

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This translates simply to "all donations" or "all volunteers" in general, rather than a specific batch that you are pointing out.

### Specific quantities with "al de" and "al het"

When you refer to a specific, defined group of things—meaning "all *the*" or "all *of the*"—you use the word **al** followed by the definite article (**de** or **het**). 

Use **al het** for *het*-words:

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Use **al de** for *de*-words (both singular and plural):

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### Spotting the difference

The key difference is just between general statements and specific ones. You will often see both forms used together when discussing charity campaigns, distinguishing between general goodwill and tracking specific proceeds.

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All vs. all of the (alle / al de)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

determiner/pronoun

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and 'to be' (ik ben, hij is)

The formal 'you' (u bent)

Definite articles (de, het)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (wij zijn)

The verb 'to have' (hebben)

Basic word order

Numbers 1 to 10 (een, twee, drie)

Verb stems and the 'I' form (ik werk)

Long vowels in verb stems (maken, ik maak)

Short vowels in verb stems (zitten, ik zit)

Present tense singular (-t)

Present tense plural (-en)

Yes/no questions

Question words (wie, wat, waar)

Noun negation (geen)

Plural nouns (-en)

Plural nouns (-s)

Diminutives (-je)

Adjective modifiers (heel, erg, te)

Verb negation (niet)

Singular possessives (mijn, jouw, zijn, haar)

Plural and formal possessives (ons/onze, jullie, hun, uw)

This and these (deze, dit)

That and those (die, dat)

Asking which (welke, welk)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elf, twaalf, dertien...)

Tens and compound numbers (dertig, veertig...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (eerste, tweede...)

Telling time: hours and half hours (uur, half)

Telling time: quarters (kwart over, kwart voor)

Question words (hoeveel, waarom)

Irregular verbs (doen, gaan, staan, zien, komen)

Adjective endings (+e)

Adjectives with 'het' words

Prepositions of place (uit, bij)

Subject-verb inversion

Time before place

Modal verbs (willen, kunnen)

Modal verbs (moeten, mogen)

The verb bracket

Separable prefix verbs

The imperative mood (kom, luister)

Singular object pronouns (mij, jou, hem, haar)

Plural and formal object pronouns (ons, jullie, hen, u)

Reflexive verbs and pronouns (zich, me, je)

Position of negation (niet)

The present perfect tense with regular verbs (hebben gewerkt)

The present perfect tense with motion verbs (zijn gegaan)

Irregular past participles (gezien, gedaan)

The present continuous (zijn aan het)

There is / there are (er is, er zijn)

Unstressed there (er)

And, but, or (en, maar, of)

Because (want)

Months of the year

Prepositions of time (om, van ... tot)

Greetings and politeness

Conversational glue

Prepositions with days (op)

Prepositions with seasons (in)

Genitive of time ('s morgens, 's nachts)

Adverbs of frequency (altijd, vaak)

The future tense (gaan)

The future tense (zullen)

Separable verbs with auxiliary verbs

Apostrophe plurals ('-s)

Irregular plurals (-eren)

Complex diminutives (-pje, -etje, -kje)

Possessive 's (Jan's, vaders)

Indefinite pronouns (iets, niemand, alles)

Indefinite subject pronoun (je)

Reciprocal pronoun (elkaar)

Comparative adjectives (-er dan)

Comparatives with spelling change (-der)

Superlative adjectives (-st)

Irregular comparisons (beter, meer, minder)

Expressing preference (graag, liever, het liefst)

Equality comparisons (even ... als)

Fixed prepositions

That clauses (dat)

Because clauses (omdat)

If and when clauses (als)

Inversion after clauses

Separable verbs in clauses

Negation in clauses (niet)

Past tense of to be (was / waren)

Past tense of to have (had / hadden)

Question	Answer
all (general plurals)	alle
the donation	de donatie
All donations are for the charity.	Alle donaties zijn voor het goede doel.
All volunteers work hard in the winter.	Alle vrijwilligers werken hard in de winter.
all (the)	al
the food	het voedsel
All the food goes to the foundation.	Al het voedsel gaat naar de stichting.
the clothing	de kleding
All the clothing is for the poor people.	Al de kleding is voor de arme mensen.
to collect (donations, goods, etc.)	inzamelen
We are collecting a lot of clothing for the foundation.	Wij zamelen veel kleding in voor de stichting.
They collect all the money, which is great.	Ze zamelen al het geld in, wat geweldig is.
the proceeds	de opbrengst
the orphanage	het weeshuis
The proceeds go to the new orphanage.	De opbrengst gaat naar het nieuwe weeshuis.
All the coats are for the charity.	Al de jassen zijn voor het goede doel.
All people need good food.	Alle mensen hebben goed voedsel nodig.
We collect all the food in boxes.	We verzamelen al het voedsel in dozen.
All clothing in this store is very expensive.	Alle kleding in deze winkel is erg duur.
We sort all the clothing in the evening.	We sorteren al de kleding in de avond.
All small donations together make a large amount.	Alle kleine donaties maken samen een groot bedrag.
All the donations from this morning are very useful.	Al de donaties van vanmorgen zijn heel nuttig.
All children in the orphanage receive toys.	Alle kinderen in het weeshuis krijgen speelgoed.
The director visits the orphanage in the winter.	De directeur bezoekt het weeshuis in de winter.
the poverty	de armoede
The foundation wants to solve all poverty in the city.	De stichting wil alle armoede in de stad oplossen.
All the money helps against poverty.	Al het geld helpt tegen armoede.
to give away	weggeven
We give all the books away.	Wij geven al de boeken weg.
I give the old clothing away, which is easy.	Ik geef de oude kleding weg, wat makkelijk is.
All donations are welcome, but all the proceeds go to the orphanage.	Alle donaties zijn welkom, maar al de opbrengst gaat naar het weeshuis.