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〜時〜分です (-ji -fun desu) — telling the time

The basic pattern for telling clock time.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

number
o'clock
minutes
です

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

To tell the time, put 時 (ji, o'clock) after a number, add 分 (fun/pun) for minutes, and end with です. Example: 七時です (shichiji desu) = "It's seven o'clock." A few readings are irregular: 四時 (yoji), 七時 (shichiji), 九時 (kuji). Minutes also shift sound: 一分 (ippun), 三分 (sanpun), 十分 (juppun). Use 半 (han) for "half past" — 九時半 = half past nine.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

七時です

今、七時です。

ima, shichiji desu.

It's seven o'clock now.

九時です

九時半です。

kuji han desu.

It's half past nine.

三時十五分です

三時十五分です。

sanji juugofun desu.

It's three fifteen.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

How do you say "It's three fifteen"?

💡 Hint: First 時 (o'clock), then 分 (minutes), ending with です.

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