Both, each, everything
Core words, Stage 4chunk 68 of 79Things, kinds and amounts
Say both, each and all of something.
- ryouhouboth
- sorezoreeach; each one; respectively
- subeteall; everything
- nanimo kamoeverything; all of it
- zentaithe whole; overall
Mix-ups Ryouhou is only for two; zentai is the whole as one, subete every part of it.
ryouhou
both
Only for two things; for three or more use zenbu.
dotchi mo ii kara, ryouhou kau.
They're both nice, so I'll buy both.
どっちもいいから、両方買う。
dochira mo ii node, ryouhou kaimasu.
They're both nice, so I'll take both.
どちらもいいので、両方買います。
Written 両方 · りょうほうRank #2475 in 3,030 TV dramas
sorezore
each; each one; respectively
Stresses that each person or thing is separate or different.
minna sorezore chigau kara ne.
Everyone's different, you know.
みんなそれぞれ違うからね。
minna sorezore chigaimasu kara ne.
Everyone is different, after all.
みんなそれぞれ違いますからね。
Written それぞれRank #1206 in 3,030 TV dramas
subete
all; everything
Sounds a bit serious or written; in everyday talk zenbu is more usual.
Also works as an adverb: subete owatta = it's all done.
okane ga subete ja nai yo.
Money isn't everything.
お金が全てじゃないよ。
okane ga subete ja arimasen yo.
Money isn't everything.
お金が全てじゃありませんよ。
Written 全て · すべてRank #732 in 3,030 TV dramas
nanimo kamo
everything; all of it
An emotional 'everything', often when it all goes wrong or you're fed up.
Not nanimo alone, which takes a negative and means 'nothing'.
mou nanimo kamo iya ni natta.
I'm sick of everything.
もう何もかも嫌になった。
mou nanimo kamo iya ni narimashita.
I've had enough of everything.
もう何もかも嫌になりました。
Written 何もかも · なにもかもRank #1773 in 3,030 TV dramas
zentai
the whole; overall
Something seen as one whole; zentaiteki ni = overall, on the whole.
Zenbu counts every item; zentai looks at the whole as one.
zentaiteki ni wa yokatta yo.
Overall it was good.
全体的にはよかったよ。
zentaiteki ni wa yokatta desu.
On the whole, it was good.
全体的にはよかったです。
Written 全体 · ぜんたいRank #2331 in 3,030 TV dramas