German Conversation · Level 188
30 words
German word
anderthalb
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈandɐtˈhalp/
Meaning
- numberone and a half
Example
Wir sind anderthalb Kilometer gelaufen.
We walked one and a half kilometers.
More examples
Das Meeting dauerte anderthalb Stunden.
The meeting lasted one and a half hours.
Core concept
A full unit with an extra half-unit attached, like a measure reaching halfway past one.
Common phrases
anderthalb Jahre
one and a half years
anderthalb Stunden
one and a half hours
anderthalb Meter
one and a half meters
Similar words
eineinhalb: An amount equal to one whole unit and one-half of another.
halb: An amount equal to half of a whole unit.
Definition in German
Drückt eins und eine Hälfte aus; entspricht 1,5.
Word origin
The word combines German ander, meaning 'other' or 'second', with halb, 'half', through Middle High German anderhalp.
Usage tips
- Anderthalb is written as one word and is usually followed by a plural noun, as in anderthalb Kilometer or anderthalb Stunden.