Learn Italian: Ciascuno esprime un'opinione personale. - Each one expresses a personal opinion.

Ciascuno esprime un'opinione personale.

Each one expresses a personal opinion.

Breakdown of Ciascuno esprime un'opinione personale.

everyone / each one (people or things)

l'opinione

the opinion (f)

Questions & Answers about Ciascuno esprime un'opinione personale.

Could I use ognuno instead of ciascuno here?

Yes, in this context they are basically interchangeable. Both mean "everyone" or "each one." Ciascuno places a tiny bit more emphasis on the individuals as separate people, while ognuno focuses slightly more on the group as a whole, but native speakers use them interchangeably here.

Why is the verb esprime singular if ciascuno implies multiple people?

Just like "each one" or "everyone" in English, the Italian pronouns ciascuno and ognuno are grammatically singular. Even though they describe a group of people in reality, they always take a third-person singular verb.

Could I say ogni instead of ciascuno in this sentence?

No, because ogni (every/each) acts as an adjective, so it must always be followed directly by a noun (like ogni persona esprime...). Ciascuno acts as a pronoun here, meaning it can stand completely alone as the subject of the sentence.

Just a quick refresher: why is there an apostrophe in un'opinione?

Opinione is a feminine noun starting with a vowel. The standard feminine indefinite article is una, but the final "a" is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe so the two vowels blend together smoothly. If it were a masculine noun starting with a vowel, you would just use un with no apostrophe.