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      willfri @pjkoeleman
      last edited by

      @pjkoeleman Yes, “Es ist zehn vor halb zwei” would be better as “Es ist zwanzig nach eins”

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        pjkoeleman @willfri
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        @willfri
        Then we have to ask @j-e-f-f if he will changes this in the German language.

        Disclamer : Ich bin nur hier, um mein Deutsch zu üben.

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          A Former User
          last edited by

          I am ashamed to tell this, I’m living in Germany for years but cannot speak any Deutsche. :)

          You can see this.
          https://learn-german-easily.com/tell-time-in-german

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

            @pjkoeleman Yep I’ll take care of this. Thanks for pointing this out!

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

              @Sean From the link you sent, it appears that “Viertel” should always be capitalized, much like “Uhr.”

              @willfri @strawberry-3-141 is that the case?

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                A Former User @j.e.f.f
                last edited by A Former User

                @j.e.f.f said in Help Translating Word Clock:

                @Sean From the link you sent, it appears that “Viertel” should always be capitalized, much like “Uhr.”

                Viertel is a noun. viertel is an adjective. All nouns begin with capital in German.

                Additionally,
                Eins is a feminine-noun. It means ‘number 1’
                eins is a numeral, but varied form. The root form is ein. eins is used as neutral-noun when used alone without any other subjective. So, eins is shorten from ein Uhr. One more funny thing, Uhr is feminine-noun, so eine Uhr means a clock not an hour

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

                  I just pushed an update to correct the German layout. Here’s an example:

                  0_1503073498252_updated_de_example.jpg

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                  • kruemelK Offline
                    kruemel
                    last edited by kruemel

                    erm… sounds strange to me (Switzerland)
                    We say: “Es ist zwanzig nach zwölf”
                    or “es ist fünf vor halb eins”

                    or “es ist fünf nach eins”
                    or “es ist zwanzig vor eins”

                    but nobody here says “zehn vor halb eins”

                    … complicated this world languages, everybody talks different :D

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                      A Former User @kruemel
                      last edited by A Former User

                      :D
                      In Standarddeutsch(Hochdeutsch),
                      08:20

                      • Es ist zwanzig nach acht.
                      • Es ist zehn vor halb neun.
                        both are available. (Also, zwanzig vor = zehn nach halb)

                      How about this?
                      08:15

                      • Es ist Viertel nach acht.
                      • Es ist viertel acht.

                      And in some southern German, even this is available.

                      09:45

                      • Es ist drei viertel neun.

                      09:40

                      • Es ist fünf Minuten vor drei viertel neun.

                      That is why I dropped my German lesson. :)

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                        strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Guest
                        last edited by

                        @Sean the first is correct zwanzig vor = zehn nach halb

                        the second is incorrect

                        08:15
                        Es ist Viertel nach acht.
                        Es ist viertel acht.
                        

                        It is either Es ist viertel nach acht or Es ist viertel neun, but Es ist viertel acht would be 07:15.

                        The next is also correct

                        09:45
                        Es ist drei viertel neun.
                        

                        And the last would be theoretically correct as well, but I really never heard someone saying this.

                        09:40
                        Es ist fünf Minuten vor drei viertel neun.
                        

                        German is probably one of the hardest languages to learn for foreigners.

                        Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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