What is the difference between these two FOL statements?

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Suppose I want to translate the following english statement to first order logic:

Every student loves some student.

What is the difference between these two:

  • ∀x[Student(x) → ∃y[Student(y) ∧ Loves(x,y)]]

  • ∀x∃y Student(x) → (Loves(x,y) ∧ Student(y))

    Does the separation of the quantifiers make a difference?