tot çò que

Everything That

Level 4

Put tot çò que before a clause to name everything of a kind: tot çò que dises.

How It Works

OccitanEnglish
tot çò que diseseverything you say
tot çò que vòlieverything I want, all I want
tot çò que faeverything he does

The phrase can be the subject (Tot çò que vòli es un cafè) or the object (Compreni tot çò que disètz).

Without tot, çò que means what: Compreni çò que dises (I understand what you say). Adding tot says that you mean all of it.

Write çò with a cedilla and a grave accent. The verb in the main clause stays singular: Tot çò que dises es verai.

Examples (4)

  1. Tot çò que dises es verai.

    Everything you say is true.

    Tot çò que names everything, and es stays singular.

  2. Compreni tot çò que disètz.

    I understand everything you say.

    Tot çò que is the object of compreni.

  3. Tot çò que vòli es un cafè.

    All I want is a coffee.

    Tot çò que vòli is the subject.

  4. Joan faguèt tot çò que poguèt.

    Joan did everything he could.

    Tot çò que works with the simple past too.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving out çò.

    Tot que dises es verai.
    Tot çò que dises es verai.

    Que needs çò to mean what. Without it, the phrase is not complete.

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tot çò queLevel 4Everything That

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Tot çò que adds tot to çò que, so çò que and tot come first.

Words in This Pattern

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