Который час? Сколько времени? (без четверти семь)
To say that it is quarter till the hour you use the word for quarter which is четверть. 1:45 in Russian comes out «без четверти два», literally “without a quarter two.” The preposition без takes the genitive case, and четверть is a feminine third declension noun, thus the и ending. Here is a complete listing of times at a quarter to the hour as expressed with четверть.
| Сейчас без четверти час. | It is now a quarter to one. |
| Сейчас без четверти два. | It is now a quarter to two. |
| Сейчас без четверти три. | It is now a quarter to three. |
| Сейчас без четверти четыре. | It is now a quarter to four. |
| Сейчас без четверти пять. | It is now a quarter to five. |
| Сейчас без четверти шесть. | It is now a quarter to six. |
| Сейчас без четверти семь. | It is now a quarter to seven. |
| Сейчас без четверти восемь. | It is now a quarter to eight. |
| Сейчас без четверти девять. | It is now a quarter to nine. |
| Сейчас без четверти десять. | It is now a quarter to ten. |
| Сейчас без четверти одиннадцать. | It is now a quarter to eleven. |
| Сейчас без четверти двенадцать. | It is now a quarter to twelve. |
Other entries dealing with time are soon to come. Look for them under the categories "Time phrases" and "What time is it" and "At what time."
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