viertel

Based on: vier
Goethe A1 Adverb
1.

quarter

(Mainly in a temporal sense, but it can also sometimes work as a measure of amount.)
Examples
  • Es ist viertel nach 8.
  • It's quarter past 8.

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mikehinton
mikehinton

I may be wrong but all of the examples here use ‘Viertel’, the noun, rather than ‘viertel’ the fraction. Is the usage in colloquial spoken German often confused? I could imagine it would be.

Emanuel
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Emanuel
Reply to  mikehinton

You’re not wrong at all!

This is actually weird because the examples that show up in the dictionary come from the articles that are associated with the dictionary entry. So in this case, they (should) come from the article about time of day, but they don”t.

I tagged this by hand during covid, so maybe this is a leftover but it’s a bit confusing for sure.
You’re right, none of the examples is the actual time-viertel :)

mikehinton
mikehinton
Reply to  Emanuel

I just noticed that there’s no dictionary entry for das Viertel, but I thought there was one

Emanuel
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Emanuel
Reply to  mikehinton

How many meanings does the German word 'viertel' have?

viertel has 1 distinct meaning: 1. quarter.

What is 'viertel' related to?

The word 'viertel' is related to vier.

Where can I learn more about 'viertel'?

Here are some articles where you can learn more about 'viertel':

Talking about Time in German – Time of Day
There are two main ways to tell the time in German, one more official, one more colloquial. Today, we'll learn how to use both of them and have some fun.
Read article