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Both are correct: "pół jabłka", "połowa jabłka". It's the difference between "half an apple" and "a half of an apple", I'd say.
You have something different here: "połowa jabłek" - "half of the apples" (half of the apples they had in the store, probably). "Pół jabłek" would be wrong.
Is połowa a different case or a different word with the same... root word?
Different words, even different parts of speech. "połowa" is just a noun, but "pół" is a numeral.
I think the English translation sounds a bit colloquial here by clipping the sentence and omitting the word 'of'. I would probably say 'I am buying half OF the apples' here. I know we readily omit small words and connectives in everyday speech but I probably wouldn't in this case.
I am relieved! I thought the sentence was: Kupuję pół jablka. And that seemed pretty twisted. Poor dude!
Then you would have to make the noun for "a half" plural as well, so "połowy" jabłek. Or "połówki" jabłek, this would sound better to me.
