ognuno

everyone

pronoun oh-NYOO-noh Less Common

Also means

each one

Usage Note

Ognuno is a singular pronoun, so it always takes a singular verb even though it covers a whole group. It commonly appears in ognuno di noi ('each of us') and the proverb ognuno per sé ('every man for himself'). The feminine ognuna is used for an all-female set.

Examples

"Ognuno ha la propria opinione."

Natural Translation

Everyone has their own opinion.

Literal Translation

Each-one has the own opinion.

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