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Learn about saying at what time something happens in Spanish
To express At what time something is taking place we use:
A + la/las + [time]
Have a look and listen to the following examples:
Notice how "a" is always followed by the feminine definite article "las".
Now have a look at these other examples:
Notice how when something takes place at any time involving one (i.e 1:00 or 13:00 hours) the article takes the singular form "la".
It is not correct to say:
- Mi madre prepara el almuerzo a las una y media.
- Mi madre prepara el almuerzo a las una menos cuarto.
We also need the preposition "a" if we want to ask when something takes place:
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