Al, alt or hel, helt, hele - All forms

Hel, helt, hele is describing something concrete and heterogeneous: An object that may be divided into non-identical parts. The closest English words would be whole, entire or unbroken.

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En hel banan (A whole banana) hele bananen (the whole banana) et helt land (a whole nation) hele landet (the whole nation)

Al, alt is describing something abstract (and therefore homogeneous) that can't be divided, into different parts, for example fluids, materials or constructed abstractions as traffic.

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Al mad (All food) al maden (all the food) alt smør (all butter) alt smørret (all the butter)

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Hvis du maler væggene sorte, tager det lyset! Du skulle hellere male værelset hvidt.

Du kan ikke have den bagage i én kuffert. Har du pakket skabet ned? Hvad skal du med det tøj i Egypten?

Der står et fad fuldt af frikadeller i køleskabet. Der er også en skål salat. I kan bare spise det !