Breakdown of Jede Mannschaft trägt ein anderes Trikot, damit man die Spieler leicht erkennt.
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Both are possible, but they are used a bit differently.
- Jede Mannschaft = each team (viewing them one by one, individually)
- Alle Mannschaften = all teams (viewing them as a group)
In the sentence Jede Mannschaft trägt ein anderes Trikot, the idea is:
“For every single team, its jersey is different from the others.”
That fits well with jede, which emphasizes each individual team.
You could say Alle Mannschaften tragen verschiedene Trikots, which would be understood, but it changes the structure and style of the sentence slightly and doesn’t line up as neatly with ein anderes Trikot (“a different jersey [from the others]” for each team).
In German, the usual verb for “to wear (clothing)” is tragen.
- ein Trikot tragen = to wear a jersey
- Kleider tragen = to wear dresses
- eine Brille tragen = to wear glasses
You can say etwas anhaben (“to have something on”), but tragen is the standard, neutral verb for clothing.
- Jede Mannschaft trägt ein anderes Trikot.
= Each team wears a different jersey. - Jede Mannschaft hat ein anderes Trikot an.
= Each team has on a different jersey. (more colloquial)