Polyglot Dictionary

Hälfte

/ˈhɛlftə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Hälften

Meaning

  1. half

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

halbzeit

Hälfte is the general word for "half," of anything; Halbzeit specifically means "half-time" in sports, or figuratively the midpoint of an event.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

meio

meio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "half."

Portuguese

metade

metade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "half."

Practice

1 What does Hälfte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er aß die ___ des Kuchens.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hälfte?

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