halb.
half, halfway
Meaning & usage
half, halfway
Er ist seit einem halben Monat nicht mehr hier gewesen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German halp, from Old High German halb, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Compare Dutch half, English half, Danish halv.
a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
Wir treffen uns um halb zwei.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German halp, from Old High German halb, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Compare Dutch half, English half, Danish halv.
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