This is the 9872nd most frequent Swedish word.
halva
"Halva" in Swedish means "half" in English.
Here, 'halva' is used as a quantitative measure, meaning half of something.
Jag åt halva chokladkakan.
I ate half of the chocolate cake.
In this sentence, 'halva' indicates a fraction of a group, referring to half of the team's players.
Halva av lagets spelare var skadade.
Half of the team's players were injured.
'Halva' denotes a portion of a larger space, such as half of a house.