This is the 5004th most frequent German word.
anderthalb
"Anderthalb" means "one and a half" in English.
The word 'anderthalb' refers to the quantity, indicating one and a half hours.
Ich habe anderthalb Stunden auf den Bus gewartet.
I waited for the bus for one and a half hours.
In this sentence, 'anderthalb' quantifies the distance in kilometers.
Das Kino ist anderthalb Kilometer von hier entfernt.
The cinema is one and a half kilometers away from here.
Here, 'anderthalb' is used to express a period of time measured in months.