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In some regions they even use "Viertel Neun" (Quarter nine) for 8:15; but "Viertel über Acht" (Quarter past eight) is also common.
by dEnigma 9y ago
In some regions they even use "Viertel Neun" (Quarter nine) for 8:15; but "Viertel über Acht" (Quarter past eight) is also common.
- vostok 9y agoThis is the same in my language where one might say "quarter of the ninth". The idea is that [00:00,01:00) is the first hour so [08:00,09:00) is the ninth hour.
- sk5t 9y agoReally? I've only heard "viertel neun" to mean 8:45.
- dvdkhlng 9y agoActually "viertel vor neun" means 8:45 (literall "quater before nine"), while "viertel neun" means 8:15. Use seems to be different by region. I once met somebody from western germany who was late by half an hour as he was not familiar with the "viertel neun" semantics. He claimed that only eastern germans would use that term.
- ido 9y agoViertel neun for 8:15 and drei viertel neun for 8:45 are commonly used in Austria.