Questions & Answers about Das ist ganz normal.
Why do we use normal here instead of normalerweise, since the current lesson is about adding -weise?
In this sentence, normal is an adjective describing the subject Das (That is normal). You only use normalerweise (normally) when you need an adverb to describe how often an action happens or to express an attitude about the whole sentence.
Does ganz mean "quite" or "completely" in this context?
While ganz can mean "quite" or "fairly" before some adjectives, ganz normal is a very common fixed phrase in German that specifically means "completely normal" or "perfectly normal."
Why doesn't normal get an adjective ending here, like normales?
Adjectives in German only take endings when they are placed directly in front of a noun (like in ein normales Haus). Because normal comes after the verb ist to describe the subject, it stays in its base, uninflected form.
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