# anderthalb

anderthalb is a German numeral meaning “one and a half”.

## In other languages

- Русский: полтора

## Meanings

1. one and a half (1+¹⁄₂), sesqui-
   - In den vergangenen anderthalb Jahren haben wir also schon einiges erreicht. — In the last year and a half, we have notched up some achievements.

## Examples

- Von hier aus sind es anderthalb Kilometer. — It's a mile from here.
- Du hättest vor anderthalb Stunden anfangen sollen. — You should've started an hour and a half ago.
- Der Schnee lag anderthalb Meter hoch. — The snow lay one-and-a-half metres deep.
- Tom ist vor anderthalb Jahren gestorben. — Tom died a year and a half ago.
- Ich warte schon seit anderthalb Stunden. — I've been waiting for an hour and a half.

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