No. 82 in Dutch
hele
"Hele" means "whole" or "entire" in English.
In a sentence
De hele dag regende het.
It rained the whole day.
In this sentence, "hele" modifies the noun "dag" (day) to indicate completeness or entirety.
Ze was heel verbaasd over het nieuws.
She was very surprised about the news.
Here, "heel" (a derivative of "hele") functions as an adverb to intensify the adjective "verbaasd" (surprised).
Ik heb de hele taart opgegeten.
I ate the whole cake.
In this instance, "hele" emphasizes that the noun "taart" (cake) was consumed in its entirety.
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