Cada or todos

Question

In this sentence, which one do I use cada or todos? And why? Or can I use both?

a) ___|\___|_ estos pantalones tienen el mismo precio.

Answer 1

By chance, "cada" (always with some "uno" or "una", as in, for example, cada día") is in the same chapter as my lesson this week on the plural imperative. The rule we are given in my textbook is that "cada" can never stand alone (as can "each" in English).

Even in an expression such as ¿cada qual? and ¿cada cuánto? ..the cada cannot be left on its own. "Todos" is used to refer to all the "eaches"), Maybe I can say it this way: "todos" puts the emphasis on the group. The speaker is seeing all of the entities in the group together as a whole.

hmmm .. maybe I have just obscured things here instead of being any help at all...

Answer 2

Thanks samdie. Such corruption has been the bane of my existence.

Answer 3

LadyDi said:

I would say it's "todos" just because "pantalones" is plural. I want to say "cada" can be used as "Cada uno de estos pantalones tienen el mismo precio," but not just by itself.
LadyDi, you've been corrupted by your exposure to English speakers. "Cada uno de estos pantalones tienen el mismo precio,"

Answer 4

I would say it's "todos" just because "pantalones" is plural. I want to say "cada" can be used as "Cada uno de estos pantalones tienen el mismo precio," but not just by itself.