Adjective / Adverb
halb
half
A2
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Meanings
Adjective
- half
Adverb
- halfway; partly
- half past (halb acht = half past seven)
Example sentence
Wir treffen uns in einer halben Stunde am Bahnhof.
We're meeting at the station in half an hour.
Usage
- ein halbes Brot — Before a noun, halb takes an adjective ending.
- halb drei — Means half past two, half an hour before three.
Die halbe Gruppe wartet noch draußen.
Half the group is still waiting outside.