cada

each; every

determiner KAH-dah Common

Usage Note

Cada is invariable — it does not change for gender: cada niño, cada niña. It always precedes a noun and cannot be used alone as a pronoun (use cada uno/una instead). The distributive phrase cada vez más 'more and more / increasingly' is extremely common. Do not confuse cada with todo 'all/whole': cada día emphasises individual days one by one, while todos los días emphasises the complete set.

Examples

"Cada persona tiene su opinión."

Natural Translation

Each person has their opinion.

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