French Phrase
Toutes les fenêtres sont fermées.
Meaning
This phrase indicates that every single window in a specific location is currently in a closed state. It demonstrates the use of the feminine plural adjective 'toutes' and the agreement of the past participle 'fermées' with a feminine plural subject.
When to use
Use this sentence when confirming home security, preparing to leave a building, or describing the state of a room during cold weather or a storm.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Touteslesfenêtressontfermées
Toutes
This is the feminine plural form of 'tout'. In French, adjectives of quantity must match the gender and number of the noun they modify.
Sont fermées
This is the passive voice using the present tense of 'être'. The past participle 'fermé' adds 'es' to agree with 'les fenêtres'.
🗨In Conversation
Il commence à pleuvoir, est-ce que tout est prêt ?
It is starting to rain, is everything ready?
Oui, toutes les fenêtres sont fermées.
Yes, all the windows are closed.
✕Common Mistakes
Tout les fenêtres sont fermées.
The word 'tout' must agree with the feminine plural noun 'fenêtres', so 'toutes' is required.
Toutes les fenêtres sont fermé.
When using the verb 'être', the past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject; here it needs 'es'.
↔Alternatives
Les fenêtres sont closes.
The windows are shut.
Chaque fenêtre est fermée.
Each window is closed.
Cultural Tip
In many French households, closing the shutters (les volets) is just as important as closing the windows for security and insulation. If you are staying in a French home, you might hear this phrase specifically before bedtime or before the family goes on vacation.