절반을

In a sentence

• 나는 케이크의 절반을 먹었어요.

  I ate half of the cake.

  Here, '절반을' indicates the specific portion of the cake I consumed, emphasizing the quantity of 'half' of a whole.

• 그 팀은 경기를 절반을 앞서갔다.

  That team was ahead in the game by half.

  In this sentence, '절반을' refers to the numerical advantage the team had by 'half' during the game.

• 시간의 절반을 기다리는 데 썼다.

  I spent half of the time waiting.

  This usage highlights the proportion of the time, '절반을,' used for the action of waiting.