No. 651 in Bulgarian

цял

Whole; entire; complete.

In a sentence

Целият ден прекарах в четене на книга.
I spent the whole day reading a book.
A determiner modifying a singular masculine noun in the definite form, 'ден' (day), to express entirety.
Храната беше изядена цяла.
The food was eaten whole.
An adverb describing the state or manner of the noun 'храната' (the food) as undivided or complete.
Трябваше да изчакаме цели три часа.
We had to wait the full three hours.
A modifier intensifying the numerical phrase 'три часа' (three hours) to emphasize the prolonged duration.

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