No. 277 in Polish
pół
"Half."
In a sentence
Mam pół szklanki wody.
I have half a glass of water.
The word "pół" is used to denote 'half' of a certain quantity or object, in this case, 'half a glass'.
Spotkamy się za pół godziny.
We will meet in half an hour.
Here, "pół" is employed to signify 'half' of a temporal unit, specifically 'half an hour'.
Podzieliłem pizzę na pół.
I divided the pizza in half.
In this context, "pół" means 'half' of an item being divided, in this case, a pizza.
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