Breakdown of Он каждый день разбирает всякие бумаги.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
день
day
бумага
paper
каждый
every
разбирать
to sort out
всякий
any sort of
Questions & Answers about Он каждый день разбирает всякие бумаги.
Why does this sentence use both каждый and всякие, and how do their meanings differ here?
They do very different jobs in this sentence. каждый день refers to "each and every day" (identical, repeated units of time). всякие бумаги refers to "all sorts of papers" (a diverse, mixed variety). You can't swap them: всякий день would mean "on any random day," and каждые бумаги is awkward and would mean "each individual papers."
Why not just use все instead of всякие for the papers?
If he sorted все бумаги, he would be sorting "all the papers" (a specific, complete pile). By using всякие бумаги, the sentence highlights that he deals with a messy, varied assortment—"all manner of papers" or "various kinds of documents."
What exactly does разбирает mean when talking about papers?
The verb разбирать literally means "to take apart" or "to disassemble." When used with бумаги (documents or paperwork) or things like a messy room, it translates to "to sort out," "to organize," or "to go through."
Grammar refresher: What case is каждый день in?
It is in the accusative case. Time expressions that indicate regular frequency, like "every day" or "every week", use the accusative case without a preposition. Because день is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly like the nominative.
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