No. 605 in Spanish
cuarto
"Cuarto" in English means "room," "fourth," or "quarter," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Voy a limpiar mi cuarto hoy.
I am going to clean my room today.
In this sentence, 'cuarto' refers to a room, commonly used to denote a bedroom in everyday language.
Son las tres y cuarto de la tarde.
It is quarter past three in the afternoon.
Here, 'cuarto' denotes 'quarter' in time expressions, representing 15 minutes.
Necesito un cuarto de kilo de queso.
I need a quarter of a kilogram of cheese.
In this context, 'cuarto' is used to express a quarter, or one-fourth of a kilogram, in quantity.
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