No. 822 in Polish

połowę

"Połowę" means "half" in English.

In a sentence

Podziel się na połowę z przyjacielem.
Share it in half with a friend.
'połowę' in this sentence refers to dividing something into two equal parts.
Kupiliśmy połowę tortu na przyjęcie.
We bought half the cake for the party.
'połowę' here indicates a specific part that makes up half of the whole item.
Przybiegł tylko połowę drogi przed deszczem.
He ran only halfway before the rain.
In this usage, 'połowę' refers to half the measurement of distance in terms of the journey taken.

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