No. 112 in Afrikaans
hele
Whole; entire; complete.
In a sentence
Die hele klas het die toets geslaag.
The whole class passed the test.
Used as an adjective to mean 'whole' or 'entire'.
Ek het die hele boek gelees.
I read the whole book.
Describing the entirety of an object, emphasizing completeness.
Hulle het die hele dag by die strand deurgebring.
They spent the whole day at the beach.
Referencing an entire day, underscoring duration.
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