Todo alcalde merece respeto

heather w.B1Kwiziq community member

Todo alcalde merece respeto

 

The translation for this is All mayors deserve respect. As it is all mayors why isn't the spanish 'Todos Alcaldes' ? I would have thought todo alcalde was each mayor ?

Asked 6 months ago
Marcos G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I think it’s because “todo” can also be translated as “every”, so “todo alcalde” means every mayor. I think we would need the article to say “all mayors”, as in ‘todos los alcaldes”.

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Heather

Yes, as Marcos said, it is as if saying "every/each" : todo alcalde, todo país, todo ciudadano, toda ciudad... - as mentioned in the lesson, this gives more emphasis and it's more formal. 

Saludos

Todo alcalde merece respeto

 

The translation for this is All mayors deserve respect. As it is all mayors why isn't the spanish 'Todos Alcaldes' ? I would have thought todo alcalde was each mayor ?

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