No. 507 in German
ganzen
The German word "ganzen" means "whole" or "entire" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe das ganze Buch gelesen.
I read the entire book.
The word 'ganzen' (here in its declined form 'ganze') is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'Buch' to mean 'entire'.
Mit dem ganzen Team zusammenzuarbeiten war eine großartige Erfahrung.
Working with the whole team together was a great experience.
Here, 'ganzen' modifies 'Team' and signifies 'whole' or 'the entirety of'.
Die ganzen Vorbereitungen haben viel Zeit beansprucht.
The preparations as a whole took a lot of time.
'Ganzen', as 'ganzen', modifies 'Vorbereitungen' to emphasize the totality of the preparations.
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