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Grammar Lesson 92:

The indefinite adjective "ogni"

The indefinite adjective ogni is used to indicate a single element in a non-specified group of persons, animals or things.

It is invariable in gender and only used in the singular.

It translates as “each”, “every”, “any” and “all” according to the situation:

- Ogni scrittore ha il proprio stile. (Each writer has their own style.)

- Mangio il pane ogni giorno. (I eat bread every day.)

- Ogni scusa è buona per rimandare la partita. (Any pretext will do to call off the match.)

- Ogni cosa a suo tempo. (All in good time.)

It can also be used before an amount to indicate how often something happens:

- L’autobus passa ogni dieci minuti. (The bus runs every ten minutes.)

Note that for the plural, instead of ogni you can use the plural forms of the adjective singolo (“single, individual”):

Singular: Abbiamo visitato ogni museo —> Plural: Abbiamo visitato i singoli musei —> English: We visited every museum.

Some expressions:

- Ogni volta che … (Whenever, every time …)

- Ogni cosa. (Everything.)

- Ogni tanto. (Every now and then.)

- Ogni quanto? (How often?)

- A ogni costo. (At any cost.)

- In ogni caso. (In any case.)

- Cose di ogni tipo. (All sorts of things.)

- Di ogni sorta. (Of any kind.)

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