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Toutes les saisons sont belles ici.

Toutes les saisons sont belles ici.
All the seasons are beautiful here.
From Lesson 76:The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)·French

Questions & Answers about Toutes les saisons sont belles ici.

Why do we use Toutes here instead of Tous or Tout?
Tout changes its spelling to match the gender and number of the noun it goes with. Because saisons (seasons) is feminine and plural, we need the feminine plural form: Toutes.
In English, we can just say "All seasons." Can I drop les and say "Toutes saisons"?
No, in French you cannot drop the article here. When using tout to mean "all" followed by a noun, you generally must include the definite article (le, la, l', or les). It's always Toutes les saisons (literally: "all the seasons").
Why is the adjective belles instead of beaux?
The adjective has to match the subject of the sentence. Since les saisons is feminine and plural, the masculine plural beaux (beautiful) must change to its feminine plural form, which is belles.
Is the "s" at the end of Toutes pronounced?
No, the final "s" in Toutes is silent. It sounds just like the singular feminine form, Toute ("toot"). The "s" at the end of les, saisons, and belles are also silent in this sentence!

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