Tous being used to mean "all of them"

Joanne H.B2Kwiziq community member

Tous being used to mean "all of them"

This was the question: 

"Tu as les billets ? Oui, je les ai tous" means:

From a drop-down multiple choice, I answered that it meant "I have everything" but I wasn't sure that was correct because of the "les"

The correct answer was, "I have all of them," but couldn't that be written as, "J'en ai tous?" That's where I got confused.

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Joanne,

Je les ai tous = I have all of them ( the tickets being replaced by 'les')

J'ai tout = I have everything

J'en ai tous is incorrect and has no meaning in French if you wanted to say I have a few of /some of them you would have to say -

J'en ai quelques-uns 

Hope this helps!

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Oui, je les ai tous. -- Yes, I have them all. This makes no reference to any group of things of which you have taken some or all.

Joanne H. asked:

Tous being used to mean "all of them"

This was the question: 

"Tu as les billets ? Oui, je les ai tous" means:

From a drop-down multiple choice, I answered that it meant "I have everything" but I wasn't sure that was correct because of the "les"

The correct answer was, "I have all of them," but couldn't that be written as, "J'en ai tous?" That's where I got confused.

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