alles kits

alles kits

Dutch

Alternative forms

• alles is kits (positive)
• is alles kits (interrogative)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.ləs ˈkɪts/

Phrase

alles kits

1. (informal, without a finite verb) is everything all right? [from early 20th c.]

   Hé gozer, alles kits?

   Hey dude, is everything fine?

2. (informal, without a finite verb) everything is all right [from late 19th c.]
   • 1899, F.J. Dun, "Om en om 1840. Herinneringen uit de tweede hand", in De Huisvriend, 2nd series, vol. 1, page 187.

     ‘Alles kits, hoor. En hier ook alles wel?’

     "Everything's all right, really. Is everything fine around here, too?"

   Hier alles kits, gabber.

   Everything's dandy here, mate.

3. (informal, with a finite verb) everything all right

   Zij vroeg of alles kits was.

   She asked whether everything was all right.

Derived terms

• alles kits achter de rits