No. 582 in Bulgarian
половина
"Половина" in English means "half."
In a sentence
Аз изядох половината от тортата.
I ate half of the cake.
In this sentence, 'половината' is a noun indicating half of an amount, specifically referring to a portion of the cake.
Той пристигна точно след половин час.
He arrived exactly after half an hour.
Here, 'половин' functions as an adjective describing a quantity of time, specifically indicating half an hour.
Разделихме задачата на две половини.
We divided the task into two halves.
In this sentence, 'половини' is the plural form of the noun 'половина,' meaning halves, referring to the equal parts of the divided task.
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