ganze
Translation
whole, entire, all
Examples
Er hat den ganzen Tag gearbeitet.
He worked the whole day.
Die ganze Familie kommt zu Besuch.
The whole family is coming to visit.
Grammar Patterns
ganz- + Noun the whole/entire ((noun)) I ate the whole cake.
im Großen und Ganzen on the whole, by and large On the whole, it was a success.
Similar Words
komplett (complete), gesamt (total), vollständig (complete); Antonyms: teilweise (partial), halb (half)
Etymology
Stems from the Old High German word 'ganz', meaning 'whole' or 'intact'.
Memory Tips
As an adjective, its ending changes based on the noun's gender, case, and number, e.g., 'der ganze Tag', 'die ganze Woche'.