No. 630 in Danish
hele
The Danish word "hele" means "whole" or "entire" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg spiste hele kagen.
I ate the whole cake.
'Hele' is used as an adjective, modifying 'kagen', and means 'the whole' or 'entire'.
Vi skal bruge hele dagen på opgaven.
We will spend the entire day on the assignment.
Here, 'hele' modifies 'dagen', meaning 'entire' to describe the full extent of the day.
De var hele tiden glade.
They were happy all the time.
In this sentence, 'hele' is part of the phrase 'hele tiden', meaning 'all the time' or 'continuously'.
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