No. 869 in German
ganz
"Ganz" means "whole," "entire," or "completely" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe den ganzen Tag gearbeitet.
I worked the whole day.
Here, 'ganz' functions as an adjective modifying 'Tag' to mean 'whole' or 'entire'.
Das ist ganz normal.
That is completely normal.
In this sentence, 'ganz' is used as an adverb to emphasize the adjective 'normal,' meaning 'completely' or 'entirely'.
Er hat das ganz verstanden.
He completely understood it.
Here, 'ganz' serves as an adverb to emphasize the verb 'verstanden,' meaning 'completely' or 'thoroughly'.
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