No. 719 in Afrikaans
helfte
Half.
In a sentence
Die helfte van die klas was vroeg vir die toets.
Half of the class was early for the test.
Here, 'helfte' refers to a portion (half) of a group.
Ek het net helfte van die sjokolade geëet.
I only ate half of the chocolate.
In this sentence, 'helfte' denotes a division of a single object.
In sport, is 'n helfte van die wedstryd 45 minute lank in sokker.
In sports, a half of the match is 45 minutes long in soccer.
In this case, 'helfte' is used to describe one of two equal parts of a duration or event.
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