This is the 5363rd most frequent Portuguese word.
respectivo
"Respectivo" in English means "respective," referring to something that corresponds or relates to each person or thing in a given context.
In this sentence, 'respectivo' is used to indicate ownership or direct correspondence between 'each student' and 'their assignment', representing being appropriate to each.
Cada aluno entregou o respectivo trabalho.
Each student submitted their respective assignment.
Here, 'respectivo' is employed to denote the individual association between 'documents' and 'folders'.
Os documentos foram arquivados em suas respectivas pastas.
The documents were filed in their respective folders.
In this instance, 'respectivo' specifies the particular association of the 'badge' belonging to each 'person', highlighting appropriateness or correspondence.