German

Preposition

dreiviertel

1. (East Germany, Bavaria, Austria) quarter to, a quarter-hour before, 15 minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)

   Wir treffen uns um dreiviertel zwei.‎

   We’re meeting at quarter to two.

Usage notes

Unlike the construction halb zwei ‎(“half past one, one-thirty”), constructions like viertel zwei and dreiviertel zwei are restricted to the eastern parts of the German-speaking area, and may not be understood elsewhere. In the remaining parts of the German-speaking area, the usual constructions are Viertel nach eins ‎(“quarter past one”) and Viertel vor zwei ‎(“quarter to two”).

See also

• halb
• viertel
• Viertel nach
• Viertel vor