真(ま)っ二(ふた)つ

まっぷたつ

noun, adverb

right in half; in two equal pieces

1. right in half; in two equal pieces; clean in two

Split or divided into exactly two equal parts. Used literally for physical objects being cut or broken, and figuratively for opinions or groups being evenly divided.

スイカを真(ま)っ二(ふた)つに割(わ)った。

I split the watermelon right in half.

意見(いけん)が真(ま)っ二(ふた)つに分(わ)かれた。

Opinions were split right down the middle.

台風(たいふう)で大(おお)きな木(き)が真(ま)っ二(ふた)つに折(お)れてしまった。

A large tree was snapped clean in two by the typhoon.

Usage

The 真(ま)っ prefix intensifies 二(ふた)つ to emphasize an exact, clean split. Used both literally (cutting, breaking) and figuratively (divided opinions, split votes). Very vivid and expressive.

Common collocations

真(ま)っ二(ふた)つに割(わ)る (split right in half)
真(ま)っ二(ふた)つに折(お)れる (snap in two)
真(ま)っ二(ふた)つに分(わ)かれる (be divided right down the middle)
意見(いけん)が真(ま)っ二(ふた)つ (opinions split 50-50)

Common patterns

Can function as a noun (「真(ま)っ二(ふた)つになる」) or adverbially with に (「真(ま)っ二(ふた)つに切(き)る」).

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