Word
Chacun doit installer le programme sur l'ordinateur.
Meaning
Each one must install the program on the computer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Chacun doit installer le programme sur l'ordinateur.
sur
on
l'ordinateur
the computer (m)
devoir
to have to / must
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
Questions & Answers about Chacun doit installer le programme sur l'ordinateur.
Why do we use chacun here instead of chaque? Both can mean 'each'.
Could we use the feminine form chacune in this sentence?
Since chacun refers to everyone, why do we use the singular verb doit instead of the plural doivent?
Even though chacun applies to everyone in a group, it literally means 'each one'. Because it focuses on the individuals one by one, it always takes a third-person singular verb, exactly like il or elle.
Why is installer left in its infinitive form instead of being conjugated?
This is a standard French rule: when two verbs are used together, the first verb is conjugated and the second verb stays in the infinitive. Here, the modal verb doit is conjugated, so the main action verb installer remains unconjugated.