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Est-ce que toutes les filles sont prêtes ?

Est-ce que toutes les filles sont prêtes ?
Are all the girls ready?
From Lesson 76:The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)·French

Questions & Answers about Est-ce que toutes les filles sont prêtes ?

Why is it toutes instead of tous?
The word tout (all) must match the gender and number of the noun it describes. Because filles (girls) is a feminine plural noun, you must use the feminine plural form, which is toutes.
Why is the word les included between toutes and filles?
In French, you must use a definite article (le, la, l', or les) after tout when talking about all of a specific group. Even when English just says 'all girls' in a general sense, French requires toutes les filles (literally: all the girls).
Why does the word prêtes end in -es?
Adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. The base adjective is prêt (ready). Since it describes les filles, we add an -e to make it feminine and an -s to make it plural, resulting in prêtes.
Do you pronounce the -s at the end of toutes?
No, the -s at the end of the feminine plural toutes is silent. You pronounce it just like the singular feminine form toute.

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