No. 938 in German
gesamte
"Gesamte" means "entire" or "whole" in English.
In a sentence
Die gesamte Klasse hat die Hausaufgaben gemacht.
The entire class did the homework.
In this sentence, 'gesamte' is used as an adjective modifying 'Klasse', emphasizing that all members of the class are included.
Ich habe das gesamte Buch über das Mittelalter gelesen.
I read the entire book about the Middle Ages.
Here, 'gesamte' describes the noun 'Buch', conveying that the whole book, from start to finish, was read.
Das gesamte Gebiet wurde aufgrund des Erdbebens evakuiert.
The entire area was evacuated due to the earthquake.
The word 'gesamte' is used to qualify 'Gebiet', indicating that the evacuation applied to the whole area without exceptions.
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