noun
half, one half
B1
Hälfte: means 'half' or 'one half'. Feminine noun (die Hälfte) with plural Hälften (umlaut and -en). Typically used with von (die Hälfte von...) or genitive (die Hälfte der ...). Common in fractions and proportions; regular declension aside from plural stem change.
Examples
Der Schüler hatte die Hälfte der Aufgaben erledigt, bevor der Lehrer die Frist verkündete.
The student had completed half of the tasks before the teacher announced the deadline.
Ich habe die Hälfte des Kuchens gegessen.
I ate half of the cake.
Eine Hälfte gehört ihm, die andere mir.
One half belongs to him, the other to me.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a pie cut into two equal pieces — one piece is the 'Hälfte'.
feminine — 'die Hälfte' (think 'die' like the definite article used for many nouns ending in -e).
Notes
Commonly used to talk about proportions and simple fractions in everyday contexts.