French grammar - Everything and all of them - tout as a noun or pronoun

Everything and all of them - tout as a noun or pronoun

As a noun tout means 'everything' and is always masculine singular.

As a pronoun it means 'all (of them)' and is always plural, so it is either tous (masculine plural) or toutes (feminine plural).

-- When tous is used as a masculine plural pronoun, it is pronounced with the 's'.

-- The pronouns tous & toutes are often used in subject repetition as a device to emphasize the 'all of them'.

Examples:
	Tout va bien. Everything is fine. noun
	Tout m'ennuie. Everything bores me. noun
	Il a raison - tout ici est ennuyeux. He's right - everything here is boring. noun
	Il comprend tout. He understands everything. noun
	Nous avons tout entendu. We have heard it all. noun
	Tout ce qu'il y a d'étrange doit être mis dans cette boîte. Everything (anything) that is strange must be put in this box. noun
	C'est tout ce que je peux dire à ce sujet. That's all I can say about it. noun
	Malgré tout, je t'aime. Despite everything, I love you (familiar). noun
	Il n'a rien mangé du tout. He didn't eat anything at all. du tout means 'at all'
	Tout ce qui brille n'est pas or. All that glitters is not gold. noun
	Combien coûte le tout ? How much does the lot cost? le tout means 'the whole thing'
	Le tout coûte cher ! The whole thing is expensive! le tout means 'the whole thing'
	Tout va bien. Everything is going well. pronoun
	Les garçons sont sortis et tous ont porté leurs chapeaux. The boys came out and all wore their hats. pronoun masculine plural pronoun so pronounced with the 's'
	Les filles sont arrivées et toutes ont dit bonjour. The girls arrived and all said hello. pronoun
	Les pommes - toutes sont mûres. The apples - all of them are ripe. pronoun
	Les chiens - tous sont mouillés. The dogs - all of them are wet. pronoun masculine plural pronoun so pronounced with the 's'
	Ils sont tous partis. They all left. pronoun in repetition masculine plural pronoun so pronounced with the 's'
	Les étudiants sont dans le bus ? Oui, ils sont tous déjà montés dans le bus. Are the students on the bus? Yes, they all have already boarded the bus. pronoun in repetition masculine plural pronoun so pronounced with the 's'
	Ils peuvent tous aller en enfer. They can all go to hell. pronoun in repetition pronounced with the 's'
	Vous pouvez toutes prendre quelque chose à boire. You (females) can all have something to drink. pronoun in repetition