German word

eineinhalb

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaɪ̯naɪ̯nhalp/

Meaning

  • numberone and a half

Example

Heute trinke ich eineinhalb Liter Wasser.

Today I am drinking one and a half liters of water.

Illustration for eineinhalb (one and a half)

More examples

Ich brauche eineinhalb Stunden, um zur Arbeit zu kommen.

I need one and a half hours to get to work.

Core concept

A full unit stands beside an added half-unit, forming one combined quantity.

Common phrases

  • eineinhalb Liter

    one and a half liters

  • eineinhalb Stunden

    one and a half hours

  • eineinhalb Jahre

    one and a half years

Similar words

anderthalb: A common spoken expression for a quantity of one and a half.
halb: A quantity equal to half of one unit.
eins: The basic number one.
zwei: The basic number two.

Definition in German

Bezeichnet die Menge von eins plus einem halben und entspricht 1,5.

Word origin

Eineinhalb developed from the older phrase "ein und ein halb," which was shortened into a single numeral.

Usage tips

  • The following count noun is usually plural, as in "eineinhalb Stunden" and "eineinhalb Liter"; "Liter" has the same singular and plural form.

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