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This is from Minna no Nihongo Chapter 15. It's a description of Santa Claus.

でも世界の子供はみんな私を知っています。

でも世界の子供はみんな私を知っています。 みんな seems like a counter of sorts (I don't know how else to describe it) for　世界の子供. I always thought it was of the same grammatical category as 彼 and　彼女 彼女. So is みんな basically a "counter"? All the time? Most of the time? Depends on the situation?

This is from Minna no Nihongo Chapter 15. It's a description of Santa Claus.

でも世界の子供はみんな私を知っています。 みんな seems like a counter of sorts (I don't know how else to describe it) for　世界の子供. I always thought it was of the same grammatical category as 彼 and　彼女. So is みんな basically a "counter"? All the time? Most of the time? Depends on the situation?

This is from Minna no Nihongo Chapter 15. It's a description of Santa Claus.

でも世界の子供はみんな私を知っています。

みんな seems like a counter of sorts (I don't know how else to describe it) for　世界の子供. I always thought it was of the same grammatical category as 彼 and 彼女. So is みんな basically a "counter"? All the time? Most of the time? Depends on the situation?

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Is みんな being used as a "counter"?

This is from Minna no Nihongo Chapter 15. It's a description of Santa Claus.

でも世界の子供はみんな私を知っています。 みんな seems like a counter of sorts (I don't know how else to describe it) for　世界の子供. I always thought it was of the same grammatical category as 彼 and　彼女. So is みんな basically a "counter"? All the time? Most of the time? Depends on the situation?