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gesamt

entire

adjective ge-ZAMT Common

Also means

total

Usage Note

gesamt stresses a whole considered as one unit, slightly more formal than ganz. It loves to form compounds: Gesamtbetrag ('total amount'), Gesamtschule ('comprehensive school'). As a noun das Gesamte means 'the whole'.

Examples

"Die gesamte Stadt feierte mit."

Natural Translation

The entire city celebrated too.

Literal Translation

The entire city celebrated along.

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