Word
Tous les membres de la famille sont ici.
Meaning
All the members of the family are here.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Tous les membres de la famille sont ici.
être
to be
ici
here
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
la famille
the family
Questions & Answers about Tous les membres de la famille sont ici.
Why do we use Tous instead of Tout in this sentence?
Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of Tous here?
Is the word membre always masculine, even if it refers to female family members?
Why is it de la famille instead of just de famille?
Just like in English where we say 'of the family', French requires the definite article here. You need the preposition de (of) plus the definite article la (the) because famille is a feminine noun. In French, you can rarely drop the article before a noun.