全部（ぜんぶ、zenbu）
- all

The Japanese word 全部 (ぜんぶ) means "all," "everything," or "the whole thing." It indicates the entirety of something, leaving nothing out. It emphasizes completeness. The meaning can vary depending on context, such as referring to all the items, all the people, or the entire process.

⚫︎全部食べました。 Translation: I ate it all. ⚫︎全部でいくらですか？ Translation: How much is it all together? ⚫︎全部好きです。 Translation: I like everything.

⚫︎全部 is commonly used in everyday conversation. ⚫︎It can modify nouns, verbs, or be used on its own. ⚫︎When modifying a noun, it directly precedes the noun. For example, 全部のりんご (all of the apples). ⚫︎When used with a verb, it usually comes before the verb and directly follows the object (if there is one). For example, りんごを全部食べました (I ate all the apples). ⚫︎It can also stand alone, implying "everything" or "all of it" understood from the context, such as after someone asks you to list what you have.

⚫︎The word 全部 is typically written with the kanji 全部 or in hiragana ぜんぶ. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is standard. ⚫︎In formal writing, you will generally see 全部, while in casual conversation, ぜんぶ is more common.

⚫︎すべて (subete) - "all," "everything." This is more formal than 全部. ⚫︎全部で (zenbu de) - "in total," "altogether." ⚫︎全部合わせて (zenbu awasete) - "in total," "adding up to."

⚫︎少し (sukoshi) - "a little," "some." ⚫︎一部 (ichibu) - "a part," "a portion." ⚫︎少しだけ (sukoshi dake) - "only a little."

このケーキは全部美味しいです。 ・Translation: This cake is all delicious. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 全部 to indicate that the entire cake is delicious.

宿題を全部しました。 ・Translation: I did all of my homework. ・Explanation: This sentence shows that the speaker completed every part of their homework.

The word 全部 is a combination of two kanji: 全 (zen) meaning "whole," "entire," or "all" and 部 (bu) meaning "part," "section," or "portion." Together, they create a compound word to express the concept of the entirety or the totality of something.