"Everyone drinks this water."

Translation: Jeder trinkt dieses Wasser.

[US2Germany]

Why is this not "trinken"? Is "Jeder" considered singular?

[christian]

Yes.

[beaudavenport]

Why "dieses"?

[dhawtree]

'Wasser' a neuter noun, so the declension is -es.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diese#Declension

[LaoChu]

How about "Alles trinken dieses Wasser?"

[christian]

"alles" (everything) doesn't work here, but "alle" does.

Alle trinken dieses Wasser.

[lala17]

I put "Alle", and it came out wrong, is there any difference?

[christian]

Did you put "alle trinkt"?

[mfischern]

So "Jeder trinkt dieses Wasser" and "Alle trinken dieses Wasser" mean "Everyone drinks this water."?

[christian]

Yes.

[lala17]

Yes I did. haha why is it wrong?

[christian]

"alle" is plural. So you need to use "trinken" instead of "trinkt".

[lala17]

Thanks!

[SchnapsHexe]

I tried with "Alle trinken dieses Wasser" and got it wrong. :(

[christian]

Report it next time you come across it.

[paulobaumann]

Why "Jedes" is wrong?

[SanyaDuo]

or to ask - Why JedeR? Please, I really need answer!

[christian]

everyone = jeder

every [xyz] = jede/r/s [xyz]

[SanyaDuo]

Thank you. Then, everybody will be also JedeR or not?

[christian]

Yes.

[paradicsomszosz]

Why I have to use masculin?

[percybede]

Why not jedermann?