Vocabulary
반
half
Meaning
Half; with time units it adds half a unit, as in an hour and a half.
Why this form?
절반 — “one half”: emphasizes the proportion or half of a whole; 반 is natural after a number when giving durations.
Natural usage
한 시간 반: an hour and a half; 두 시간 반: two and a half hours.
Forms not to confuse
절반
케이크의 절반을 먹었어요. — I ate half the cake.
Examples
지난 한 시간 반 동안 계속 그 말만 했잖아요! — You’ve been saying that for the past hour and a half!
두 시간 반이 걸렸어요. — It took two and a half hours.