No. 370 in Danish
ganske
"Quite" or "fairly."
In a sentence
Det er ganske koldt udenfor.
It is quite cold outside.
Here, 'ganske' is used as an intensifier to mean 'quite' or 'rather', adding emphasis to the adjective 'koldt' (cold).
Hun er en ganske rar person.
She is a rather nice person.
In this context, 'ganske' functions again as an intensifier and gives a meaning similar to 'quite' to describe the person's niceness, implying notable but not excessive degree.
Han arbejder med ganske almindelige opgaver.
He works on rather ordinary tasks.
Here, 'ganske' is used to slightly emphasize 'almindelige' (ordinary), somewhat reinforcing its normalcy and triviality.
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