cada
each, every
Refers to the members of a group one-by-one
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
Cada means each or every and is used to refer to the individual members of a group one by one.
cada
each, every
Refers to individual members of a group one by one.
- Cada alumno recibió un diploma al final de la ceremonia = Each student received a diploma at the end of the ceremony
- El tren pasa cada veinte minutos = The train comes every twenty minutes
such (emphatic)
Used to express that something is remarkable or surprising in degree. When you single out each remarkable thing one by one, you're emphasizing just how many there are. Over time, that sense of quantity bled into general emphasis.
- Dice cada tontería que no sé cómo responderle = He says such nonsense that I don't know how to respond to him
- Tiene cada idea que me deja sin palabras = She has such ideas that they leave me speechless