polovina
половина/polǒʋina/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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halfPolovina studenata nije došla na predavanje. — Half of the students didn't come to the lecture.Isekla je jabuku na dve polovine. — She cut the apple into two halves.
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(of time) middle; mid-Vraćamo se polovinom avgusta. — We're coming back in mid-August.
In everyday speech the indeclinable "pola" is more common: pola sata, pola hleba.
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | polovina | polovine |
| Gen. | polovine | polovina |
| Dat. | polovini | polovinama |
| Acc. | polovinu | polovine |
| Voc. | polovino | polovine |
| Ins. | polovinom | polovinama |
| Loc. | polovini | polovinama |
Expressions
- bolja polovina — better half