所有(的) + Noun (all)
"All of them"
- all所有((of / 's)的) + Noun = "all (the) …".
- all所有(of / 's)的person人all / both都to come来(completed / change)了 = "everyone (all the people) came."
- Often paired with all / both都.
all所有((of / 's)的) + Noun (+ all / both都)
- all所有 sweeps in the entire set; all / both都 echoes it.
all所有的students学生all都come来了。
- all所有(of / 's)的student学生all / both都to come来(completed / change)了 = "all the students came."
Practice
All the students came: ____ 的学生都来了。
所有(的) + Noun + 都 = all: 所有的学生都来了.
Practice
The 的 in 所有的人 is optional (所有人 also works).
Yes — 所有人 = 所有的人.
(of / 's)的 is optional
- 所有人 / all所有(of / 's)的person人 both work.
Explore
Correct or broken?
所有(的) + noun sweeps the whole set — sealed with 都, and no numerals attached.
Practice
所有 is usually paired with which word?
所有 + Noun + 都: 所有的人都同意.
Recap
Key idea
- all所有((of / 's)的) + Noun (+ all / both都) — "all (the) …"
- all所有(of / 's)的student学生all / both都to come来(completed / change)了
- Usually paired with all / both都; (of / 's)的 is optional
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Noun phrases.