半年

In a sentence

• 私は半年間日本語を勉強しました。

  I studied Japanese for half a year.

  Here, the word '半年' ('half a year') refers to the duration of six months spent on studying Japanese.

• 私たちは半年後に再び会う予定です。

  We plan to meet again in half a year.

  In this sentence, '半年' ('half a year') indicates the time span of six months that will pass before the event of meeting again.

• そのプロジェクトは半年もかかった。

  That project took as long as half a year.

  This usage of '半年' ('half a year') emphasizes the unexpectedly long duration of the project, indicating six months.