No. 8,800 in Russian
половина
Half.
In a sentence
У нас осталось только половина пирога.
We only have half of the pie left.
In this sentence, 'половина' (half) refers to a fraction of a tangible object, the pie, indicating that half of it remains.
Он вернулся домой в половине десятого.
He returned home at half past nine.
Here, 'половина' is used to denote time, specifically 'half past' a given hour, indicating the time 9:30.
Я прочитал половину книги за неделю.
I read half of the book in a week.
In this context, 'половина' quantifies the portion of the book that has been read, implying that 50% of the book has been completed.
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