gan

gan

The Lithuanian word "gan" means "quite" or "rather."

Here, 'gan' functions as an adverb, meaning 'quite' or 'somewhat', indicating a moderate degree of warmth.

Šiandien oras buvo gan šiltas.

Today the weather was quite warm.

In this sentence, 'gan' again acts as an adverb, modifying the frequency adverb 'dažnai' to suggest a moderate but notable frequency.

Aš gan dažnai einu pasivaikščioti po parką.

I quite often go for walks in the park.

Here 'gan' is used as an adverb to add intensity to the adjective 'didelis', implying a sizeable challenge.

Tai buvo gan didelis iššūkis, bet mums pavyko.

It was quite a big challenge, but we succeeded.