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Ognuno capisce il talento del partecipante.

Ognuno capisce il talento del partecipante.
Everyone understands the participant's talent.
From Lesson 169:Everyone and each one (ognuno, ciascuno)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Ognuno capisce il talento del partecipante.

Why does ognuno take the singular verb capisce if it refers to "everyone"?
Even though "everyone" refers to a group of people, the pronoun ognuno is grammatically singular in Italian (just like "everyone" or "everybody" in English). Therefore, it must always be paired with a third-person singular verb, like capisce.
Could I use ciascuno instead of ognuno in this sentence?
Yes! When used as pronouns meaning "everyone" or "each person", ognuno and ciascuno are basically interchangeable. Ciascuno places a slightly stronger emphasis on "each individual person," but the overall meaning of the sentence would remain the same.
Is there a plural form of ognuno, like "ognuni"?
No, ognuno only ever exists in the singular. If you want to use a plural structure to say "everyone understands," you would switch to the pronoun for "all" (tutti) and use a plural verb: tutti capiscono.
How do we know the gender of partecipante since it ends in -e?
Nouns ending in -ante or -ente (which are often created from verbs, like partecipare) usually use the exact same word for masculine and feminine. You have to look at the surrounding articles to find the gender. Here, the combined preposition del (di + il) tells us it's a male participant. If it were a female participant, it would be della partecipante.

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