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Meet ganz

Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.

All 5 meanings

  1. entire, whole, complete
  2. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
  3. (colloquial) whole, intact
  4. (in certain combinations) true; real
  5. (mathematics) integer (of a number)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How ganz changes

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeeeen
accusativeeneeen
dativeenenenen

Examples

  1. 1
    Ich kenne den ganzen Fall.I know the whole case.Accusative · kennenPractise „der Fall“ →
  2. 2
    Ich wohne mit einer ganzen Familie.I live with a whole family.Dative · mitPractise „die Familie“ →
  3. 3
    Mein ganzes Jahr war sehr ruhig.My whole year was very quiet.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Jahr“ →
  4. 4
    Ganze Gruppen arbeiten zusammen.Whole groups work together.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Gruppe“ →
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