This is the 959th most frequent Czech word.
polovinu
"Polovinu" means "half" in English.
The word 'polovinu' is used here in the accusative case as it is the direct object of the verb 'snědl' (he ate). It means 'half,' indicating a specific proportional quantity of the cake.
Snědl polovinu dortu.
He ate half of the cake.
Here, 'polovinu' is in singular, accusative form, showing the division into two equal parts, highlighting the action of dividing.
Rozdělili jsme úkol na polovinu.
We divided the task in half.
The term 'polovinu' here indicates a quantity (half) in relation to time (a month), employed to describe the extent of time that has elapsed.