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Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en halva

halfAlso the definite plural of halv.

Meaning

half

In Swedish: halva mängden el. omfånget

Forms

Forms of halva
Singular, indefiniteen halva
Singular, definitehalvan
Plural, indefinitehalvor
Plural, definitehalvorna

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

Practise halva

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Is it en halva or ett halva?

halva in a sentence

  • östra halvan av ön är ockuperad
    the eastern half of the island is occupied
  • Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.
    I gave the kids one half of the apple each.

Expressions

  • en halva ("halv flaska") renat
    a half-bottle of snaps

Words built with halva

  • planhalva half

Questions

What does halva mean in English?

halva means “half”.

Is it en halva or ett halva?

It is en halva, and “the half” is halvan.

What is the plural of halva?

The plural of halva is halvor, and the definite plural is halvorna.

Nearby common words

halva is number 1,506 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,502äcklig disgusting
  • 1,503senast latest, most recently, last time, at the latest, no later than
  • 1,504packa pack
  • 1,505fokusera focus on, focus
  • 1,507himmel sky, heaven
  • 1,508gubbe old man, fellow
  • 1,509rya long-pile rug
  • 1,510demon demon
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