No. 3,574 in Polish
cała
"Cała" means "whole" or "entire" in English.
In a sentence
Cała rodzina zebrała się na święta.
The whole family gathered for the holidays.
In this sentence, 'cała' functions as an adjective modifying 'rodzina' (family), meaning 'whole', emphasizing the entirety of the family.
Przeszła przez całą ulicę, aby dotrzeć do sklepu.
She walked across the entire street to reach the store.
Here, 'całą' is the accusative singular feminine form of the adjective 'cały', modifying 'ulicę' (street), indicating the full extent of the street covered in movement.
Zjedliśmy całą pizzę na obiad.
We ate the whole pizza for dinner.
In this instance, 'całą' again serves as the accusative singular feminine form of 'cały', describing 'pizzę' (pizza), expressing the entirety of the pizza consumed.
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