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    • J Offline
      j.e.f.f Project Sponsor Module Developer @pjkoeleman
      last edited by

      @pjkoeleman Heh! No worries. Thanks for verifying. Hopefully others can help with the other languages.

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        Ultimatum22 Module Developer
        last edited by Ultimatum22

        I didn’t found that other module, thanks for pointing it out.

        This is what I got so far, still a work in progress. The white square is supposed to be the rest minutes.
        0_1502901524555_MMM-WordClock.png

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          clubbi @j.e.f.f
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          @j.e.f.f

          I join my predecessor @pjkoeleman

          German Translation:

          {
           "ITIS": "Es ist",
           "HALF": "halb",
           "QUARTER": "viertel",
           "MINUTES": "Minuten",
           "TO": "vor",
           "PAST": "nach",
           "ONE": "eins",
           "TWO": "zwei",
           "THREE": "drei",
           "FOUR": "vier",
           "FIVE": "fünf",
           "SIX": "sechs",
           "SEVEN": "sieben",
           "EIGHT": "acht",
           "NINE": "neun ",
           "TEN": "zehn",
           "ELEVEN": "elf",
           "TWELVE": "zwölf",
           "TWENTY": "zwanzig",
           "OCLOCK": "Uhr",
           "THIRTEEN": "dreizehn",
           "FORTEEN": "vierzehn",
           "FIFTEEN": "fünfzehn",
           "SIXTEEN": "sechzehn",
           "SEVENTEEN": "siebenzehn",
           "EIGHTEEN": "achtzehn",
           "NINETEEN": "neunzehn",
           "THIRTY": "dreißig",
           "FORTY": "dierzig",
           "FIFTY": "fünfzig",
           "OH": "0?",
           "HUNDRED": "hundert",
           "ZERO": "null"
          }
          

          It’s one o’clock -> Es ist ein Uhr

          It’s five minutes past one -> Es ist fünf nach eins (more common) / Es ist fünf nach ein Uhr

          It’s ten minutes past one -> Es ist zehn nach eins (more common) / … ein Uhr

          It’s quarter past one -> regional different: “Es ist viertel zwei” - “Es ist viertel nach eins / … ein Uhr”

          It’s twenty minutes past one -> Es ist zwanzig Minuten nach eins / … ein Uhr

          It’s twenty-five minutes past one -> Es ist fünfundzwanzig Minuten nach eins / Es ist fünf vor halb zwei (more common)

          It’s half past one -> Es ist halb zwei (rounded up to next full hour)

          It’s twenty-five minutes to two -> Es ist fünfunfzwanzig Minuten vor zwei / Es ist fünf nach halb 2 zwei (more common)

          It’s twenty minutes to two -> Es ist zwanzig Minuten vor zwei / Es ist zehn nach halb 2 (more common)

          it’s quarter to two -> regional differenz: “Es ist dreiviertel zwei” - “Es ist viertel vor zwei Uhr”

          It’s ten minutes to two -> Es ist zehn Minuten vor zwei Uhr

          It’s five minutes to two -> Es ist 5 Minuten vor zwei Uhr

          It’s eleven o’clock (both 11:00 and 23:00) -> Es ist elf Uhr // Es ist dreiundzwanzig Uhr

          It’s twelve o’clock (both 00:00 and 12:00) -> Es ist null Uhr // Es ist zwölf Uhr

          It’s one o’clock (both 01:00 and 13:00) -> Es ist ein Uhr / Es ist dreizehn Uhr

          Normaly we leave the “minutes” and “o’clock” away, like saying time in Dutch.
          If you need more details, please ask.

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            j.e.f.f Project Sponsor Module Developer @clubbi
            last edited by j.e.f.f

            @clubbi Thank you! I’ll be adding this tonight along with a French translation.

            One question: I notice a small difference in the first example:

            It’s five minutes past one -> Es ist fünf nach eins (more common) / Es ist fünf nach ein Uhr

            in the second example, there is no “s” at the end on “ein”. Does this mean when it’s on the hour (e.g.: 1:00) one would say “Es ist ein Uhr”, but when the word “Uhr” is not used, there is an “s”? (e.g.: “Es ist fünf nach eins”). Is the case for any other hours? I noticed it wasn’t for “Es ist fünfunfzwanzig Minuten vor zwei”

            Also, is “Uhr” always capitalized? e.g.: would “Es ist elf uhr” be incorrect?

            Cheers!

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              willfri @j.e.f.f
              last edited by

              @j.e.f.f In German the additional “s” is only relevant for the number 1. So without “Uhr” the “s” is required and with a sentence with “Uhr” the “s” must be omitted.
              “Uhr” is always capitalized. So your example “Es ist elf uhr” is incorrect.

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                j.e.f.f Project Sponsor Module Developer @clubbi
                last edited by

                @clubbi @willfri OK here’s my attempt at making a German translation:

                There were complications with having both “ein” and “eins” in the grid. So to avoid a special code case, for all times from 01:00 through 01:55, I always end with the word “Uhr.” I don’t do this for any other hours though… should I?

                I took some creative license with displaying hours 13:00 through 19:00, as well as hours 21:00 through 23:00.

                See both screenshots below for examples, and let me know if my translation works.

                0_1502940260094_DE.jpg

                0_1502940443693_DE_others.jpg

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                  pjkoeleman @j.e.f.f
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                  @j.e.f.f
                  First of all, German is not my main language, but there are some things I see.

                  • 20:25 “Es ist fünf vor halb zwanzig” should be “Es ist fünf vor halb neun”, I would never use the “zwanzig” wenn I write the time like this or speak about the actual time.
                  • 20:30 is now written as “Es ist halb ein und zwanzig”. I think that has to be like in Dutch “Es ist halb neun”. Dutch and German look a lot the same.
                  • 20:35 schould be “Es ist fünf nach halb neun”
                  • 20:40 schould be “Es ist zehn nach halb neun”
                  • 20:45 schould be “Es ist viertel vor neun”
                  • 20:50 schould be “Es ist zehn vor neun”
                  • 20:55 schould be “Es ist fünf vor neun”

                  The use of “zwanzig” is strange in my opinion, but let some German speaking users decide how they want it to be.

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                    j.e.f.f Project Sponsor Module Developer @pjkoeleman
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                    @pjkoeleman it was my impression based @clubbi 's translation suggestion that the clock should show 24 hour time, which is why it is laid out as such.

                    @clubbi @willfri should this be a 24 hour clock or a 12 hour? Also note that it’s possible to have layouts for both styles, so I could add a German 12 hour clock in addition to keeping the current 24 hour layout.

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                      willfri @j.e.f.f
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                      @j.e.f.f How @pjkoeleman said I would also prefer a 12 hour layout because all times after 12 sounds strange in German.

                      Use “Uhr” only when it’s xx:00. The example at 01:15 should be “Es ist viertel nach eins”. So it would be better if you could find a solution for “ein” and “eins” because it sounds much better.

                      Some examples for better understanding:

                      • 00:30/12:30 “Es ist halb eins”
                      • 01:00/13:00 “Es ist ein Uhr” (use “ein” only here)
                      • 01:05/13:05 “Es ist fünf nach eins”
                      • 01:15/13:15 “Es ist viertel nach eins”
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                        j.e.f.f Project Sponsor Module Developer @willfri
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                        @willfri Thanks! A twelve-hour clock is easier for me to layout as well, so it looks like I’ll go that route. I’ve been thinking about a good way to handle the “s” on the end of “ein” and I think I have a good solution in mind that won’t be a special case just for the German layout.

                        I’ll post back new screenshots when I make the change.

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