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Loro stanno per ascoltare l'opinione di ciascuno.

Loro stanno per ascoltare l'opinione di ciascuno.
They are about to listen to everyone's opinion.
From Lesson 166:Everyone and each one (ognuno, ciascuno)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Loro stanno per ascoltare l'opinione di ciascuno.

The lesson is about both ognuno and ciascuno. Could I use ognuno in this sentence instead?
Yes, absolutely! You could easily say l'opinione di ognuno. Ciascuno emphasizes the individuals a tiny bit more ("each single person's opinion" rather than "the collective opinion of everyone"), but they are mostly interchangeable in a sentence like this.
The English translation says "everyone's", but doesn't ciascuno mean "each one"?
Yes, literally this translates to "the opinion of each one". Italian uses ciascuno here to emphasize that they want to hear from every single person in the group individually. While English speakers typically just say "everyone's opinion", "each one's opinion" is exactly what the Italian means.
How does stanno per ascoltare mean "are about to listen"?
This sentence uses the very common construction stare per followed by an infinitive verb (here, ascoltare). It is the standard Italian way to say you are "about to" or "on the verge of" doing something.
Why is there a di before ciascuno?
Italian doesn't have an equivalent to the English apostrophe-s ('s) to show possession. Instead, you have to use the structure "the [noun] of [owner]". So, to say "everyone's opinion", you say l'opinione di ciascuno (literally, "the opinion of each one").

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