WORD DETAIL
前半
ぜんはん
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
前半, readぜんはん, is the first half of a game, book, or other divided whole. - Basic usage:
試合の前半はsets a time segment as topic;本の前半ではsets a textual section as the scope.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Temporal half and structural half
- A game selects a time interval, while a book selects a compositional section;
ではframes what occurs within it.
- A game selects a time interval, while a book selects a compositional section;