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everyone, everybody
All the people in a group.
皆 means "everyone" or "all." It functions as both a noun and adverb.
FORMALITY LEVELS:
- 皆: standard/formal
- みんな: casual (more common in speech)
- 皆さん: everyone (polite address)
- 皆様: everyone (very formal/business)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 皆で: together, all together
- 皆が: everyone (as subject)
- 皆に: to everyone
- 皆の: everyone's
AS ADVERB (ALL):
- お金は皆使った: spent all the money
- 料理は皆食べた: ate all the food
EXAMPLES:
- 皆さん、おはようございます: Good morning, everyone
- 皆で行こう: Let's all go together