three quarters
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three quarters
Refers to three out of four equal parts, that is, ¾ or 75 percent. This numeral is used especially before measurements and expressions of time.
Wir haben noch eine dreiviertel Stunde bis zum Beginn.
We still have three quarters of an hour until it starts.
quarter to three
In certain regional varieties of German, refers to the time 2:45 or 14:45.
Der Zug fährt um dreiviertel drei ab.
The train leaves at quarter to three.
Before measurements, 'dreiviertel' (three quarters) remains unchanged; the following noun is singular. Common combinations include 'eine dreiviertel Stunde' (three quarters of an hour) and 'ein dreiviertel Liter' (three quarters of a liter).
Für den Kuchen brauchen wir einen dreiviertel Liter Milch.
For the cake, we need three quarters of a liter of milk.
In regional time expressions with 'dreiviertel' (three quarters), the following number names the hour that has not yet been reached. To interpret these expressions, remember: fifteen minutes are still missing until the stated full hour.
Wir treffen uns um dreiviertel acht, also um 7:45 Uhr.
We'll meet at quarter to eight, that is, at 7:45.
Time expressions with 'dreiviertel' (three quarters) are especially common in parts of eastern and southern Germany and in Austria. They are not used or understood in the same way throughout the German-speaking world.
Meine Freunde aus Dresden verabreden sich oft für dreiviertel sieben.
My friends from Dresden often arrange to meet at quarter to seven.
