Vokabahn

ganz

Vokabahn
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Adjective / Adverb

ganz

Pronunciation: /ɡan(t)s/

all (with definite article or determiner)

A2 rank #77

Meanings

Adjective
  1. all (with definite article or determiner)
  2. entire, whole, complete
  3. whole, intact
  4. true; real
Adverb
  1. quite, rather
  2. very
  3. wholly, entirely, all

Example sentence

Sie hat das ganze Geld ausgegeben.

She spent all the money.

Usage

  • der ganze Tag — Before a noun, ganz takes adjective endings.
  • das ganze Brot — Means the whole item, rather than just a part.
Extra sentence

Wir haben den ganzen Kuchen gegessen.

We ate the whole cake.