halv

halv

"Halv" in Swedish means "half" in English.

Here, 'halv' is used to indicate half past the previous hour when telling time.

Jag vaknade halv sju i morse.

I woke up at half past six this morning.

In this sentence, 'halv' indicates a quantity equivalent to 50% of a unit.

Ett halv kilo räcker för att mata hela gruppen.

Half a kilo is enough to feed the whole group.

Here, 'halv' is used as a prefix to convey that the attribute (goodness) was partial or moderate.

Hans prestation var halvbra, så han fick medelpoäng.

His performance was half-good, so he received an average score.