Adjektiv

sämtlich

all, all of the, entire

Er dankte sämtlichen Gästen.

He thanked all the guests.

Das Museum zeigt die sämtlichen Werke des Künstlers.

The museum shows all the works of the artist.

((+ Noun)) all, entire Er dankte sämtlichen Gästen.

alle (all), ganz (whole, entire)

From 'samt' (together with) + '-lich'. It literally means something like 'together-ly', implying a complete collection.

Think of 'sammeln' (to collect). 'Sämtlich' means you have collected *all* of them together.

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