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)

GRAMMAR:
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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Added 2026.3.19 19:07 · Revised 2026.6.8 11:21
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