No. 889 in Norwegian
halv
"Halv" in Norwegian means "half" in English.
In a sentence
Klokken er halv sju.
The time is half past six.
The word 'halv' is used to indicate 'half past' the following hour in reference to the time.
Han spiste en halv pizza.
He ate half a pizza.
The word 'halv' is used to describe 'half of' a certain object or entity.
Halvparten av befolkningen støtter forslaget.
Half of the population supports the proposal.
The word 'halv' forms part of 'halvparten', indicating 'half of' a group or quantity.
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