No. 178 in Dutch
helft
Half.
In a sentence
Ik at de helft van de taart.
I ate half of the cake.
Here, 'helft' is used to mean 'half,' describing a portion of the cake.
De helft van de klas was afwezig.
Half of the class was absent.
In this sentence, 'helft' refers to a fraction, indicating that fifty percent of the class members were not present.
Hij besteedde de helft van zijn tijd aan het project.
He spent half of his time on the project.
Here, 'helft' represents the division of time, meaning that fifty percent of his time was allocated to the project.
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