AÜM: Prepositions Used with Time

Prepositions Used with Time

German uses the following prepositions relating to time:

• um - at
• gegen - around
• von...bis - from...to
• zwischen - between

Examples

Um wieviel Uhr/Wann beginnt der Film?

• Um halb acht - at half past seven
• Gegen halb acht - at about half past seven
• Von zehn (Uhr) bis zwölf (Uhr) - from ten (o'clock) to twelve (o'clock)
• Zwischen drei (Uhr) und fünf (Uhr)- between three (o'clock) and five (o'clock )

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