todos

everyone

determiner TOH-dohs Rare

Also means

all

Usage Note

Todos is the masculine plural form of todo and functions as a pronoun ('everyone'), a determiner (todos los días, 'every day'), or an adjective. The feminine plural is todas. As a pronoun meaning 'everybody', todos implies a mixed or male group; use todas for an exclusively female group. The phrase todo el mundo ('everyone in the world') is also common as a gender-neutral alternative.

Examples

"Todos llegaron tarde a la reunión."

Natural Translation

Everyone arrived late to the meeting.

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