No. 756 in Dutch
kwart
"Quarter" (one-fourth or 15 minutes).
In a sentence
Ik speel elke dag een kwart op de piano.
I play a quarter (of an hour) each day on the piano.
The word 'kwart' here signifies a time interval of one-fourth of an hour, or 15 minutes.
Het kwart van de taart was nog over.
A quarter of the cake was still left.
The word 'kwart' here indicates a one-fourth portion of the whole, in this case, the cake.
Kwart over drie is mijn afspraak.
My appointment is at a quarter past three.
The word 'kwart' here is used in expressing time, specifically 15 minutes past the hour.
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