Before you start
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
- entire, whole, complete
- (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
- (colloquial) whole, intact
- (in certain combinations) true; real
- (mathematics) integer (of a number)
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Endings
How ganz changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Ich kenne den ganzen Fall.I know the whole case.
- 2Ich wohne mit einer ganzen Familie.I live with a whole family.
- 3Mein ganzes Jahr war sehr ruhig.My whole year was very quiet.
- 4Ganze Gruppen arbeiten zusammen.Whole groups work together.