Learn French: La musique est une passion pour toute la famille. - Music is a passion for the whole family.

In French, general concepts, broad categories, and things you like or dislike always require a definite article (le, la, or les). While in English we just say "Music", French requires you to literally say "The music".

This lesson is about using depuis for "for". Why does this sentence use pour?

You use depuis when "for" describes a duration of time leading up to the present (like "for two months"). However, when "for" means "intended for" or "affecting" someone—like being a passion for the family—you must use pour.

Why is the word for "whole" spelled toute here?

The word for "all" or "whole" (tout) must agree with the noun it describes. Since famille is a feminine singular noun, you must use the feminine singular form of the word, which is toute.

Why is the word order toute la famille instead of la toute famille?

In French, tout (and its forms like toute, tous, toutes) is placed before the article (le, la, les). You can think of it as literally saying "all the family" rather than "the whole family".