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Tous les employés sont fatigués aujourd'hui.

Tous les employés sont fatigués aujourd'hui.
All the employees are tired today.
From Lesson 76:The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)·French

Questions & Answers about Tous les employés sont fatigués aujourd'hui.

Why do we use "Tous" instead of "Tout" here?
Tous is the masculine plural form of the adjective tout (all). It has to match the noun it describes, which in this case is the masculine plural employés.
Can I just say "tous employés" without "les"?
No, you can't skip the article in French! While in English we often drop the "the" and just say "all employees", French requires the definite article here: tous les employés (literally, "all the employees").
Do I pronounce the "s" at the end of "Tous" in this sentence?
No, the "s" is silent. When tous is used as an adjective before a noun (like in tous les employés), you don't pronounce the "s". You only pronounce the "s" when tous stands completely on its own as a pronoun, like when saying "Hello everyone" (Bonjour à tous).
Why does "fatigués" have an "s" at the end?
Fatigués (tired) is an adjective describing les employés. Because adjectives with the verb être (to be) must match the noun they describe, and les employés is plural, we have to add a plural "s" to fatigué.

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