halv

In a sentence

• Jag vaknade halv sju i morse.

  I woke up at half past six this morning.

  Here, 'halv' is used to indicate half past the previous hour when telling time.

• Ett halv kilo räcker för att mata hela gruppen.

  Half a kilo is enough to feed the whole group.

  In this sentence, 'halv' indicates a quantity equivalent to 50% of a unit.

• Hans prestation var halvbra, så han fick medelpoäng.

  His performance was half-good, so he received an average score.

  Here, 'halv' is used as a prefix to convey that the attribute (goodness) was partial or moderate.