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Swedish noun

en hälft

half/ˈhɛlft/

Meaning

half

In Swedish: halvt antal, halva

Forms

Forms of hälft
Singular, indefiniteen hälft
Singular, definitehälften
Plural, indefinitehälfter
Plural, definitehälfterna

hälft is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hälft, den stora hälften. Check another noun

Practise hälft

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Is it en hälft or ett hälft?

hälft in a sentence

  • den ena hälften
    one half
  • nära hälften av barnen var förkylda
    almost half the children had colds
  • De fick var sin hälft av apelsinen
    They got one half of the orange each
  • En melon skuren i två hälfter
    A melon cut into two halves
  • hälften av 10 är 5
    [the] half of 10 is 5
  • Han vägde bara hälften så mycket som sin tvilling­syster
    He weighed only [the] half as much as his twin-sister

Expressions

  • äkta hälft
    better half

Questions

What does hälft mean in English?

hälft means “half”.

Is it en hälft or ett hälft?

It is en hälft, and “the half” is hälften.

What is the plural of hälft?

The plural of hälft is hälfter, and the definite plural is hälfterna.

Origin

From Old Norse helft, from Proto-Germanic *halbiþō.

Nearby common words

hälft is number 7,375 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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