its for time
menos = minus
quarto = 4
So put it together minus 4. Normally its used for time because you can't go over 30 minutes. so if its over 30 you say menos number away from 60. so 56 is menos cuarto
dont forget though
if its 5:46 its seis menos cuarto not cinco menos cuarto.
Its math in spanish =D
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It is used in telling time, it means 'minus a quarter or 15 minutes'. Ex. - Son las tres menos cuarto = It is 2:45.
'they don't arrive at 7:45 on the dot.'
las cinco menos cuarto.... (quarter to five) las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco.... (four forty five) in both cases: '....de la tarde' (p.m.)
"Son las once menos quince" or "son las once menos cuarto" (it is quarter to 11). You could also say "son las dies y cuartena y cinco" (which means it is 10:45). You could also add "de la mañana" (in the morning), "de la tarde" (in the afternoon), or "de la noche" (at night) to the end to make it more correct.
Las seis y cuarenta y cinco. You could also say las siete menos cuarto. Or quince para las siete.
If you mean 'five hundred and forty five': Es quinientos cuarneta y cinco If you mean 5.45 (the time) Son las cinco y cuarenta y cinco (it's 5.45) OR Son las seis menos cuarto/quince (it's a quarter/15 minutes to six)
Son las dos menos cuarto means 1:45
'It's a quarter to five in the evening/p.m.'
cinco de la noche: 5 in the night nueve menos cuarto is "a quarter til 9:00"
You most likely meant to ask: "What does son las cuatro menos cuarto mean?" which would translate to "It is 3:45." What you actually asked would translate to "It is a quarter minus a quarter."
It's a quarter to three (o'clock).
'It's 8:45/a quarter to nine'.
'they don't arrive at 7:45 on the dot.'
It is a quarter till three Be careful! If it's "menos cuarto", it's a quarter of. If it's "menos cuatro" (the r and t are reversed) it's only 4 minutes before the hour.
They arrive at school at about 7:45
Puede decir "y cuarto". Por ejemplo: Para 3:15 se dice "son las tres y cuarto".
las cinco menos cuarto.... (quarter to five) las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco.... (four forty five) in both cases: '....de la tarde' (p.m.)
Son las tres menos cuarto (o quince) de la tarde.