No. 469 in Croatian
pola
"Half."
In a sentence
Popila sam pola čaše vode.
I drank half a glass of water.
In this sentence, "pola" indicates a quantity that is half of a whole item.
Danas ćemo raditi pola dana.
Today we will work half a day.
Here, "pola" refers to a time duration—half of the total workday.
Pola kruha je ostalo nakon večere.
Half of the bread was left after dinner.
In this context, "pola" describes a portion of an object or food item, denoting one of its two equal parts.
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