y todo
Lemma Details
Translation: and all; and everything; and all that; and the whole thing
Part of Speech: phrase
Etymology: This phrase combines 'y' (and), which comes from Latin 'et', with 'todo' (all, everything), from Latin 'totus'. The combination creates an emphatic expression used to include everything related to what was previously mentioned.
Commonality: 90%
Guessability: 80%
Register: neutral
Example Usage
Compré pan, leche, huevos y todo.
I bought bread, milk, eggs and everything.
Vino a la fiesta con su familia y todo.
He came to the party with his family and everything.
Me gritó, me insultó y todo.
He yelled at me, insulted me and everything.
Está enfermo y todo, pero vino a trabajar.
He's sick and all, but he came to work.
Mnemonics
- Think of 'y todo' as 'and the whole enchilada' - it's adding everything to what was already mentioned.
- Remember that 'todo' means 'all' or 'everything', so 'y todo' literally means 'and everything'.
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Cultural Context
This phrase is very common in everyday Spanish conversation. It's often used to emphasize the completeness of something or to indicate that the speaker is including everything related to what was just mentioned. It can sometimes have a slightly dismissive tone when used to summarize things the speaker doesn't want to enumerate.
Easily Confused With
Explanation: While 'y todo' means 'and everything/and all that', 'y todos' specifically means 'and everyone' (masculine plural).
Notes: The distinction is important because 'y todo' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'and everything related', while 'y todos' is a more literal 'and all of them (people)'.
Mnemonic: 'Todo' (singular) refers to things or concepts, while 'todos' (plural) often refers to people.
Explanation: 'Y todo' means 'and everything' while 'del todo' means 'completely' or 'entirely'.
This word:
Preparó la cena y todo para los invitados.
She prepared dinner and everything for the guests.
Confused word:
No estoy del todo convencido.
I'm not completely convinced.
Notes: Both phrases contain 'todo' but serve different grammatical functions.
Mnemonic: Think of 'del todo' as 'of the whole' (completely), while 'y todo' is 'and the whole' (and everything).