No. 437 in German
ganze
The German word "ganze" translates to "whole," "entire," or "all" in English.
In a sentence
Das ganze Haus war beleuchtet.
The entire house was lit up.
Here, 'ganze' is used as an attributive adjective meaning 'entire' or 'whole', describing 'Haus' (house).
Ich habe den ganzen Tag gearbeitet.
I worked the whole day.
In this sentence, 'ganzen' is the masculine accusative singular form, modifying 'Tag' (day) to mean 'entire' or 'whole'.
Die ganze Zeit über habe ich nur an dich gedacht.
The whole time, I only thought of you.
Here, 'ganze' is attributively modifying 'Zeit' (time) to imply continuity or entirety.
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