No. 641 in Norwegian
ganske
"Quite" or "fairly."
In a sentence
Hun er ganske flink til å spille piano.
She is quite good at playing the piano.
In this sentence, 'ganske' is used to express 'quite' or 'fairly', indicating a moderate degree of skill.
Jeg synes det er ganske interessant å lese om historien.
I find it quite interesting to read about history.
Here, 'ganske' denotes 'quite' or 'rather', showing a slightly high level of interest or intrigue.
Det var faktisk ganske billig å reise dit.
It was actually fairly affordable to travel there.
In this context, 'ganske' means 'fairly' or 'reasonably', reflecting a moderate amount of affordability.
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