"Quarter past ten" means that it is 10:15. In this expression, "quarter" refers to one-fourth of an hour, which is 15 minutes. Therefore, it indicates that 15 minutes have passed since the hour of 10:00.
a quarter past ten is 'dix heures et quart' in French.
10:15
945 . would be written as ' 9;45 ' It means forty five minutes PAST the hour of 9 o'clock. Since the hour is divided into 'quarters' of 15 minutes each, it would leave 15 minutes (one quarter) to reach 10 o'clock. So would be expressed as 'Quarter to Ten'. Similarly. 915 = 9:15 *
You simply add "et quart" (pronounce [eh kar]) after the hour from which the quarter is past. "et quart" literally means "and a quarter".Hence "a quarter past ten" becomes "dix heures et quart" ("ten hours and a quarter")
A quarter past ten refers to 10:15, meaning fifteen minutes after ten o'clock. In contrast, a quarter to eleven refers to 10:45, which is fifteen minutes before eleven o'clock. Essentially, both times are fifteen minutes apart, but they represent different times within the hour.
945 . would be written as ' 9;45 ' It means forty five minutes PAST the hour of 9 o'clock. Since the hour is divided into 'quarters' of 15 minutes each, it would leave 15 minutes (one quarter) to reach 10 o'clock. So would be expressed as 'Quarter to Ten'. Similarly. 915 = 9:15 *
It is nothing. But a quarter past ten is a quarter hour after ten: that is 10:15 in the morning or evening.
a quarter past ten is 'dix heures et quart' in French.
Twenty minutes.
10:15
'It's ten fifteen...' (or 'It's a quarter past ten...') '...at night', or '....p.m.'
quarter past ten means 15 minutes after 10o'clock
4:45 ; Quarter to 5 5:15 ; Quarter past 5
You simply add "et quart" (pronounce [eh kar]) after the hour from which the quarter is past. "et quart" literally means "and a quarter".Hence "a quarter past ten" becomes "dix heures et quart" ("ten hours and a quarter")
10 before to 15 after = 25 minutes
A quarter past ten refers to 10:15, meaning fifteen minutes after ten o'clock. In contrast, a quarter to eleven refers to 10:45, which is fifteen minutes before eleven o'clock. Essentially, both times are fifteen minutes apart, but they represent different times within the hour.
and a quarter ( when telling the time - a quarter past)