No. 949 in Lithuanian
gan
The Lithuanian word "gan" means "quite" or "rather."
In a sentence
Šiandien oras buvo gan šiltas.
Today the weather was quite warm.
Here, 'gan' functions as an adverb, meaning 'quite' or 'somewhat', indicating a moderate degree of warmth.
Aš gan dažnai einu pasivaikščioti po parką.
I quite often go for walks in the park.
In this sentence, 'gan' again acts as an adverb, modifying the frequency adverb 'dažnai' to suggest a moderate but notable frequency.
Tai buvo gan didelis iššūkis, bet mums pavyko.
It was quite a big challenge, but we succeeded.
Here 'gan' is used as an adverb to add intensity to the adjective 'didelis', implying a sizeable challenge.
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