No. 801 in Danish
halvt
"Halvt" means "half" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg drak kun halvt af glasset.
I only drank halfway of the glass.
In this sentence, 'halvt' specifies the portion of the glass contents that was consumed, indicating an incomplete action or half of an entity.
Han løb en halvt maraton sidste weekend.
He ran a half marathon last weekend.
Here, 'halvt' functions as a descriptor for 'maraton', denoting an event that is half the length of a full marathon.
Det føles halvt som om, det er sommer.
It slightly feels as if it's summer.
In this instance, 'halvt' modifies the entirety of the phrase, suggesting a partial or almost condition regarding the feeling of it being summer.
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