When talking about your daily routine or schedule, you often need to say that something happens "every" time or affects "all" of something. Italian uses ogni and tutti / tutte for this, but they follow very different rules.
Ogni: Always Singular
Ogni means "every" or "each." Just like in English, it is always followed by a singular noun. It never changes its form for masculine or feminine nouns, and you do not use an article with it.
| Every afternoon I work out at the park. | Ogni pomeriggio mi alleno al parco. |
| At every workout, I run five kilometers. | A ogni allenamento, corro cinque chilometri. |
Tutti and Tutte: Always Plural
To say "all," use tutti or tutte followed by a plural noun. Unlike ogni, there are two important rules to remember here:
- It must match the gender of the noun (tutti for masculine plural, tutte for feminine plural).
- You must include the definite plural article (i, gli, le) between the word "all" and the noun.
| All the students work out in the pool. | Tutti gli studenti si allenano in piscina. |
| We do all the workouts together in the gym. | Facciamo tutti gli allenamenti insieme in palestra. |
| The children always forget all the good habits. | I bambini dimenticano sempre tutte le buone abitudini. |
Comparing the Two
Because "every" and "all" have such similar meanings, you will often use them in the exact same contexts. Just remember how the grammar around the noun changes!
| I write every important schedule in the notebook. | Scrivo ogni orario importante sul quaderno. |
| We check all the train schedules. | Controlliamo tutti gli orari dei treni. |
| All the students study every afternoon. | Tutti gli studenti studiano ogni pomeriggio. |
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