This is the 869th most frequent German word.
ganz
"Ganz" means "whole," "entire," or "completely" in English.
Here, 'ganz' serves as an adverb to emphasize the verb 'verstanden,' meaning 'completely' or 'thoroughly'.
Er hat das ganz verstanden.
He completely understood it.
Here, 'ganz' functions as an adjective modifying 'Tag' to mean 'whole' or 'entire'.
Ich habe den ganzen Tag gearbeitet.
I worked the whole day.
In this sentence, 'ganz' is used as an adverb to emphasize the adjective 'normal,' meaning 'completely' or 'entirely'.