todo esto
/todo esto/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "all this" is todo esto.
todo esto is used to refer to a group of things or a situation that is present or has just been mentioned. For example, you might use it to talk about everything a person has accomplished by saying Todo esto que hemos logrado (all this we have achieved).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of todo, meaning "all" or "everything" and esto, meaning "this".
Which one should you use?
Use todo esto to refer to a situation or a group of objects that are near the speaker or have just been mentioned.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the informal phrase Toda esta movida is used to mean "all this situation". In Colombia or Venezuela, the phrase Toda esta vaina is used to refer to "all this thing or situation".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase todo esto is grammatically masculine and singular, even if it refers to a collection of many different items.
How do you pronounce it?
/todo esto/
Did you know?
- The phrase todo esto is neuter in its demonstrative part esto, which allows it to refer to an abstract concept or a situation without assigning a gender to the event.
- In Spain, the word movida in toda esta movida literally means 'a move' but is used to describe a complex or dramatic situation.
- The word todo shares a common ancestor with the English word 'total', both originating from the Latin 'tōtus'.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué es todo esto?What is all this?This sentence shows how to ask what all these things are using todo esto.Tatoeba #2001710 by marcelostockle, translation #1886730 by CK
- Todo esto es absurdo.All this is absurd.This sentence uses todo esto to describe a situation as absurd.Tatoeba #11427664 by Eremon, translation #6767932 by Eccles17
- ¿Cuándo pasó todo esto?When did all this happen?This sentence uses todo esto to ask when a situation occurred.Tatoeba #4412571 by marcelostockle, translation #2892730 by CK
- Necesito toda esta información.I need all this information
- No puedo creer todo esto que está pasando a nuestro alrededor.I can't believe all this happening around us
- Estoy orgulloso de todo esto que hemos logrado juntos.I'm proud of all this we have achieved together
- No entiendo todo este lío.I don't understand all this mess
- Estoy harto de todo este rollo.I'm tired of all this mess
- Agradecemos toda esta ayuda que nos ha brindado.We appreciate all this assistance you have provided us.
- Ya no puedo soportar todo este estrés.I can't handle all this stress anymore.
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Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are looking at a pile of paperwork on a desk.
- ElenaNo puedo creer que necesitemos todo esto.I can't believe we need all this.
- AlejandroEs necesario para completar el trámite.It is necessary to complete the process.
- ElenaPero todo esto es muy confuso.But all this is very confusing.
- AlejandroYo te ayudo a organizarlo, Elena.I will help you organize it, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries esto, todo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
