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Phrase · ⏰ Daily routine and the time

¿Qué hora es?

What time is it?

A1asking the timelearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

¿Qué1determinerwhathora1nounhour, timefem. · sing.es2verbisser · present · 3rd sing.?
  • Qué → hora: qué + noun
  • hora → es: ser for the time

Word for word: “What hour is it?”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    ¿Qué hora es? = what time is it? hora is singular. Numbers, telling the time and dates →
  2. 2
    Clock time uses ser: es la una, son las dos. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →

Variations

  • ¿Qué hora tienes?
  • Perdone, ¿qué hora es?