This is the 437th most frequent German word.
ganze
The German word "ganze" translates to "whole," "entire," or "all" in English.
Here, 'ganze' is used as an attributive adjective meaning 'entire' or 'whole', describing 'Haus' (house).
Das ganze Haus war beleuchtet.
The entire house was lit up.
In this sentence, 'ganzen' is the masculine accusative singular form, modifying 'Tag' (day) to mean 'entire' or 'whole'.
Ich habe den ganzen Tag gearbeitet.
I worked the whole day.
Here, 'ganze' is attributively modifying 'Zeit' (time) to imply continuity or entirety.