No. 1,470 in French

chacune

Each one.

In a sentence

Chacune des fleurs du jardin est soigneusement arrosée.
Each of the flowers in the garden is carefully watered.
In this sentence, 'chacune' is used as a pronoun referring to each individual flower within the specified group 'des fleurs du jardin'.
Elles ont reçu des cadeaux ; chacune a exprimé sa gratitude.
They received gifts; each one expressed her gratitude.
Here, 'chacune' functions as a pronoun replacing 'elle' for emphasizing the individuality of actions taken by each member of the plural subject 'elles'.
Les étudiantes ont présenté chacune leur travail devant la classe.
The students each presented their work in front of the class.
In this example, 'chacune' highlights that the action 'présenter leur travail' was done individually by every member of the group 'les étudiantes'.

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